COCONINO, AZ; Yavapai, AZ — FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* Until 830 PM MST.
* At 341 PM MST, the river guage on Oak Creek near Sedona remained near flood stage, with futher rises expected. Oak Creek at Cornville remained above moderate flood stage. emergency management has reported flooding around Tlaquepaque in Sedona. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* For Oak Creek at Cornville: At 3:00pm the stage was 16.94 feet. Flood Stage is 8.0 feet. Forecast: A is expected at late this evening around 19 feet. Impacts: At 17.0 feet: Inundation begins to affect fish hatchery across from gauge site. At 21.0 feet: Stream reaches bridge at Page Springs Rd. ... For Oak Creek at Sedona: At 2:45pm the stage was 13.93 feet. Flood Stage is 14.0 feet. Forecast: A crest is expected late this evening near 18 feet. Impacts: At 13.0 feet: Stream reaches terrace under Tlaquepaque bridge. Low water crossings closed. At 14.0 feet: Flood stage. Several islands downstream in Sedona evacuated. Minor flooding of access roads, buildings, and residences along Oak Creek. At 16.0 feet: Flooding begins at Rancho Sedona RV Park on Bear Wallow Lane, Trails End Drive, Oak Creek Mobilodge, Poco Diablo Resort on Sycamore Road and Oak Creek Cliffs Drive, and Chavez Crossing Campground. At 18.0 feet: Minor damage to shops and galleries near the Tlaquepaque bridge. At 20.0 feet: Major flooding to mobile homes downstream from the Tlaquepaque bridge and access roads along Oak Creek through Sedona.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sedona, Cornville, Jordan, Page Springs, Bignotti, Indian Gardens, Pine Flats, Uptown Sedona, Sedona Airport, Red Rock State Park, Slide Rock State Park, West Fork of Oak Creek, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Cathedral Rock and Oak Creek Vista Overlook.
This includes the following highways... State Route 179 between mile markers 310 and 313. State Route 89A between mile markers 373 and 384...and between mile markers 386 and 390.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Manzanita Campground, Pine Flat Campground, Cave Springs Campground and Windmill Park.
This includes the following swimming holes... Pumphouse Wash, Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point, Midgely Bridge, Buddha Beach "Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch and Mormons Crossing.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Oak Creek.
Flooding in Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ can cut off roads with little warning, damage homes near low-lying areas, and disrupt power and water service. Even a few inches of moving water can carry away a vehicle.
This report is based on information from NWS, monitored by Alert USA's verified emergency feed.
Alert USA anticipates a high chance of travel disruptions, elevated property risk in low-lying areas, and possible power outages while the event is active.
Recommended steps: avoid flooded roads — turn around, don't drown; move to higher ground if you are in a low-lying area; charge phones and prepare for power loss; check on family and neighbors.
Alert USA is tracking this flood event and will update this report as verified information becomes available.
Verified by Alert USA • NWS