COCONINO, AZ; Yavapai, AZ — * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 200 PM MST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 504 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2.25 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Coffee Creek, Sycamore Creek, Sinclair Wash, Spring Creek, Verde River, Tule Tank Wash, West Fork Oak Creek, Oak Creek, Turkey Creek, Bitter Creek, Blowout Creek, Pumphouse Wash, Bear Canyon, Dry Creek, Railroad Draw, Dry Beaver Creek, Oak Wash, Volunteer Wash and JD Dam Wash. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - For Oak Creek at Cornville: At 4:00am the stage was 2.67 feet. Flood Stage is 8.0 feet. Forecast: A crest of 11.91 feet is expected at 8:00pm Sunday. Impacts: At 7.0 feet: Flooding begins to inundate lower terrace of RV park upstream of Page Springs Road Bridge. - For Oak Creek at Oak Creek at Sedona: At 4:45am the stage was 8.65 feet. Flood Stage is 14.0 feet. Forecast: A crest of 13.94 feet is expected at 6:00pm Sunday. Impacts: At 5.0 feet: Multiple private low water crossings and bridges over Oak Creek above Sedona become impassable. At 7.0 feet: Likely to cause minor flooding downstream in Page Springs area near stream gage OACA3 4 to 6 hours later. - For Verde River at Verde River near Camp Verde: At 4:00am the stage was 4.37 feet. Flood Stage is 17.0 feet. Forecast: A crest of 14.65 feet is expected at 12:00pm Monday. - For Verde River at Clarkdale: At 4:00am the stage was 2.81 feet. Flood Stage is 12.0 feet. Forecast: A crest of 9.98 feet is expected at 8:00am Monday. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cottonwood, Sedona, Verde Village, Clarkdale, Cornville, Kachina Village, Forest Highlands, Parks, Jordan, Page Springs, Garland Prairie, Bignotti, Indian Gardens, Bridgeport, Pine Flats, Fernow Cabin, Camp Navajo and Uptown Sedona. - This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 207 and 210. State Route 179 between mile markers 310 and 313. State Route 89A between mile markers 350 and 395.
This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... White Horse Lake Campground, Manzanita Campground, Camp Raymond, Pine Flat Campground, Cave Springs Campground, Taylor Cabin Line Camp, Red-Tail Hawk Loop Campground, Quail Loop Campground, Raven Loop Campground, Blackhawk Loop Campground, Cooper's Hawk Loop Campground and Windmill Park.
This includes the following swimming holes... Sycamore Falls, Lower Sycamore Falls "The Golden Pond", Paradise Forks, Pumphouse Wash, Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point, Midgely Bridge, Buddha Beach "Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch, Mormons Crossing and Parsons Spring. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
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.
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