Severe weather · Floods

Water moves faster than you think.

Flash floods rise in minutes; river floods build over days. Both kill more people in North America each year than tornadoes. The alert you're reading tells you which clock you're on.

United States · NWS

Flash Flood vs River Flood.

The NWS distinguishes Flash Flood Warnings (rapid-onset, usually <6 hours) from River Flood Warnings (forecast crests on gauged rivers). A 'Flood Watch' means conditions favour flooding; a Warning means it is occurring or imminent.

Canada · ECCC

Provincial authorities lead.

ECCC issues rainfall warnings; flood watches and warnings themselves come from provincial conservation authorities and water agencies. Terminology and thresholds vary by province.

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United States · 26

Flash Flood Warning · Severe
Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 10:30PM PDT until October 22 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Until 10/22/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Flash Flood Warning · Severe
Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 9:49PM MST until October 22 at 2:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Coconino, AZ
Until 10/22/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 9:32PM PDT until October 22 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Hanford CA
West Side Mountains South of 198; Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5; Buena Vista; Bakersfield; South End San Joaquin Valley; Kern River Valley; Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Grapevine; Frazier Mountain Communities; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert Slopes; Mojave Desert
Until 10/22/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 10:28PM MDT until October 23 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Southwest San Juan Mountains; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin; San Juan River Basin; Southeast Utah; Arches/Grand Flat; La Sal and Abajo Mountains; Canyonlands/Natural Bridges
Until 10/22/2026, 6:45:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 10:25PM MDT until October 23 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Upper Gila River Valley; Central Grant County/Silver City Area; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range
Until 10/22/2026, 6:00:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 10:25PM MDT until October 23 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Eastern Black Range Foothills
Until 10/22/2026, 6:00:00 PM
Flash Flood Warning · Severe
Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 9:11PM PDT until October 22 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Until 10/22/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Flash Flood Watch · Severe
Flash Flood Watch issued October 21 at 10:09PM MDT until October 23 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID
Boise Mountains
Until 10/22/2026, 9:00:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 8:52PM PDT until October 22 at 4:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Malibu Coast; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area
Until 10/22/2026, 11:00:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 8:52PM PDT until October 22 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
Until 10/22/2026, 11:00:00 PM
Flash Flood Warning · Severe
Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 8:27PM MST until October 22 at 2:30AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Coconino, AZ
Until 10/22/2026, 9:30:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 8:02PM MDT until October 23 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
Until 10/22/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Flood Warning · Severe
Flood Warning issued October 21 at 9:21PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
Lake, FL; Volusia, FL
Until 10/22/2026, 3:30:00 PM
Flood Warning · Severe
Flood Warning issued October 21 at 8:34PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Brantley, GA
Until 10/23/2026, 12:45:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 4:21PM PDT until October 22 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV
Northwest Plateau
Until 10/22/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 1:10PM MST until October 22 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
New River Mesa; Rio Verde/Salt River; Superior; Tonto Basin; Mazatzal Mountains; Pinal/Superstition Mountains; San Carlos; Dripping Springs; Globe/Miami; Southeast Gila County
Until 10/22/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 1:10PM MST until October 22 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Aguila Valley; Northwest Valley; Tonopah Desert; Buckeye/Avondale; Cave Creek/New River; Deer Valley; Central Phoenix; North Phoenix/Glendale; Scottsdale/Paradise Valley; East Valley; Fountain Hills/East Mesa; South Mountain/Ahwatukee; Southeast Valley/Queen Creek; Northwest Pinal County; West Pinal County; Apache Junction/Gold Canyon
Until 10/22/2026, 11:30:00 AM
Flood Warning · Severe
Flood Warning issued October 21 at 12:35PM MDT until October 22 at 12:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Garfield, UT; Kane, UT; San Juan, UT
Until 10/22/2026, 6:15:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 12:22PM MDT until October 23 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Central Mountains; Castle Country; San Rafael Swell; Lower Washington County; Zion National Park; Southern Mountains; Upper Sevier River Valleys; Bryce Canyon Country; South Central Utah; Capitol Reef National Park and Vicinity; Western Canyonlands; Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell
Until 10/22/2026, 9:30:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued October 21 at 11:09AM MST until October 22 at 10:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford; White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties including Hannagan Meadow; Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains including Mount Graham
Until 10/22/2026, 12:00:00 PM

Canada · 0

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Safety

If an alert covers you.

→Turn around, don't drown. Six inches of moving water can knock an adult over; two feet can float most cars.
→Move to higher ground before water rises. Do not wait to see the road flood.
→Avoid basements and low-lying rooms during flash flood warnings.
→If trapped in a vehicle in rising water, get out and move to higher ground on foot.
→Assume any standing water hides sharp debris, live wires, or open manholes.

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