APACHE, AZ; Navajo, AZ — FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona...
* Until 830 PM MST Sunday.
* At 224 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chinle, Fort Defiance, Window Rock, Many Farms, Lukachukai, Tsaile, St. Michaels, Sanders, Houck, Round Rock, Dennehotso, Chilchinbeto, Rough Rock, Teec Nos Pos, Sawmill, Red Mesa, Del Muerto, Black Mesa, Querino and Rock Point.
This includes the following highways... Highway 160 between mile markers 401 and 470. Interstate 40 between mile markers 323 and 359. Highway 191 161 between mile markers 366 and 368. State Route 264 between mile markers 455 and 475. Highway 191 between mile markers 374 and 390...and between mile markers 438 and 510.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Cottonwood Campground, Wagon Wheel Campground, Tsegi Overlook, Junction Overlook, White House Overlook, Antelope House Overlook, Face Rock Overlook and Spider Rock Overlook.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Oraibi Wash, Kinlichee Creek, Standing Redrock Creek, Lizard Wash, Teec Nos Pos Wash, Piney Hill Creek, Canyon del Muerto, Wheatfields Creek, Puerco River, Cienega Creek, Dinnebito Wash, Chinle Creek, Polacca Wash, Lukachukai Creek, Toh Dahstini Wash and Nazlini Wash.
Flooding in Apache, AZ; Navajo, 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