Flood Watch issued October 10 at 12:03PM PDT until October 11 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Phoenix AZ

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* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of southern California, including the following areas, Chiriaco Summit, Joshua Tree NP East and Joshua Tree NP West. * WHEN...From 5 PM PDT this afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel will lead to multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms from this evening through Sunday afternoon. Moderate to locally heavy rainfall with localized rainfall rates up to one inch per hour will be possible at times, which may lead to localized flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Event time
Source last updated
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
CA, US
Severity
Severe
area
Joshua Tree NP West; Joshua Tree NP East; Chiriaco Summit
event
Flood Watch
onset
2026-10-10T17:00:00-07:00
states
["CA"]
urgency
Future
certainty
Possible
effective
2026-10-10T12:03:00-07:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d79707bfa7d0811cd8d4f487fc484878b9b582e.001.1
references
["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e241116c0a88a8b69250b85146fcfcc146f8dcce.001.1"]
instruction
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
message type
Update
freshness minutes
60
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