YAVAPAI, AZ — * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 845 PM MST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 202 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain fell in the warned area and flooding is already occurring. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Ash Creek, Lynx Creek, Little Chino Valley, Miller Creek, Bannon Creek, Willow Creek, Granite Creek, Wolf Creek and Bottleneck Wash. - For Granite Creek at Granite Creek Near Prescott: At 1:30pm the stage was 11.11 feet. Flood Stage is 11.0 feet. Forecast: A creek is forecast to crest on Sunday afternoon. Impacts: At 11.0 feet: Minor flooding. Lowland overflow. Bridge at Industrial Way overtopped. Trails and bridges in Watson Woods Riparian Preserve inundated.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include... Prescott, Chino Valley, Groom Creek, Downtown Prescott, Potato Patch, Oak Knoll Village, Palace Station, Wildwood Estates, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Regional Airport, Prescott Rodeo Grounds, Rancho Vista Estates, Goldwater Lake, Willow Creek Reservoir and Watson Lake. - This includes the following highways... State Route 69 between mile markers 293 and 296. State Route 89 between mile markers 303 and 331. State Route 89A between mile markers 318 and 321.
This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... White Spar Campground, Upper Wolf Creek Group Campground, Lower Wolf Creek Campground, Wolf Creek Falls, Acker Park, AC Williams Granite Creek Park, Watson Lake Park and Goldwater Lake Park.
This includes the following swimming holes... Wolf Creek Falls. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
Flooding in 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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