YAVAPAI, AZ — * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM MST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 433 PM MST, automated stream gauges continued to report elevated flow from earlier heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Ash Creek, Kirkland Creek, Hassayampa River, Iron Spring Wash, Santa Maria River, and Skull Valley Wash. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wilhoit, Peeples Valley, Highland Pines, Hillside, Wickenburg Ranch, Iron Springs, Kirkland, Skull Valley, Copper Basin, Wildwood Estates, Stanton, Wagoner, Kirkland Junction, Yava, Walnut Grove, Thumbe Butte and Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness. - This includes the following highways... Highway 93 between mile markers 154 and 163...and between mile markers 194 and 196. State Route 96 between mile markers 4 and 21. State Route 89 between mile markers 281 and 302. State Route 97 between mile markers 156 and 157...and between mile markers 160 and 166. - 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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