COCONINO, AZ; Yavapai, AZ — FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* Until 1115 AM MST.
* At 815 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.25 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* For Oak Creek at Cornville: At 8:00am the stage was 8.88 feet. Flood Stage is 8.0 feet.
... For Oak Creek at Oak Creek at Sedona: At 7:45am the stage was 15.06 feet. Flood Stage is 14.0 feet.
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... Dry Creek, Verde River, Oak Creek, Turkey Creek, West Fork Oak Creek and Spring 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