COCONINO, AZ; Gila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ — * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Gila County in east central Arizona... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 745 PM MST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 115 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Chevelon Canyon, Sycamore Creek, Deadman Creek, Spring Wash, West Clear Creek, Fossil Creek, Walker Creek, Wet Bottom Creek, Turkey Creek and Willow Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Payson, Star Valley, Pine, Strawberry, Gisela, Round Valley, Tonto Village, Oxbow Estates, Beaver Valley Estates, Fort McDonald, Christopher Creek, Hunter Creek, Kohls Ranch, Whispering Pines and Washington Park. - This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 238 and 285. State Route 188 between mile markers 267 and 276. State Route 87 between mile markers 230 and 292.
This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... Woods Canyon Lake Campground, Upper Tonto Creek Campground, Geronimo Boy Scout Camp, Spillway Campground, Sinkhole Campground, Sharp Creek Campground, Rim Campground, Promontory Pit Road Campground, Ponderosa Campground, Clints Well Campground, Christopher Creek Campground, Forest Road 171 Camping Area, Forest Road 169 Camping Area, Houston Mesa Campground, Haigler Canyon Campground, Kehl Springs Campground, Knoll Lake Campground, Alderwood Campground, Aspen Campground, Crook Campground, Mogollon Campground, Sinkhole Campground, Forest Road 84 Camping Area, 195 Camping Area, 9350 Camping Area, Mogollon Rim Campground, Rumsey Park, Green Valley Park, Bear Canyon Lake Recreation Area, Willow Springs Lake Recreation Area, Sardine Point Day Use Area and Shadow Rim Ranch.
This includes the following swimming holes... Horton Springs, Water Wheel Falls, Ellison Creek Cascades, All swimming holes and waterfalls on Fossil Creek, Tonto Creek Waterfalls, Fossil Creek Dam "The Toilet Bowl" and Indian Maiden Falls. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
Flooding in Coconino, AZ; Gila, 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