YAVAPAI, AZ — FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* Until noon MST.
* At 854 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain 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 Dry Beaver Creek at Dry Beaver Creek Near Rimrock: At 8:45am the stage was 12.43 feet. Flood Stage is 12.0 feet.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Village of Oak Creek, Lake Montezuma, McGuireville, Munds Mountain Wilderness and Bell Rock.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 17 between mile markers 292 and 294...and between mile markers 299 and 303. State Route 179 between mile markers 299 and 307.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Rarick Canyon, Dry Beaver Creek, Rattlesnake Canyon, Jacks Canyon and Beaver Creek.
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.
Verified by Alert USA • NWS