Weather Alerts for Flagstaff AZ

Issued by the National Weather Service

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Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
FLAGSTAFF AZ

Areas Affected:
Coconino, AZ - Yavapai, AZ
Effective: Thu, 10/22 7:35pm Updated: Fri, 10/23 12:25am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Fri, 10/23 1:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall since Wednesday will
continue to move south through Oak Creek into late Thursday
evening.

* WHERE...Coconino County in north central Arizona...
Yavapai County in west central Arizona...

* WHEN...Until midnight MST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Flooding in and adjacent to Oak Creek is occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 628 PM MST, River levels along Oak Creek continue to run above
action levels this evening.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Dry Creek, Oak Creek, West Fork Oak Creek, Turkey Creek, Spring
Creek, Pumphouse Wash and Verde River.
- For Oak Creek at Cornville:
At 6:00pm the stage was 7.43 feet.
Flood Stage is 8.0 feet.
Forecast: A crest of 8.33 feet is expected at 7:00pm Thursday.
- For Oak Creek at Oak Creek at Sedona:
At 5:45pm the stage was 7.07 feet.
Flood Stage is 14.0 feet.
Forecast: A crest of 8.04 feet is expected at 7:00pm Thursday.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Sedona, Cornville, Jordan, Page Springs, Indian Gardens, Pine
Flats, Uptown Sedona, Red Rock State Park, Slide Rock State Park,
West Fork of Oak Creek, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness,
Cathedral Rock, East Pocket Lookout Tower and Oak Creek Vista
Overlook.
- This includes the following highways...
State Route 179 between mile markers 310 and 313. State Route 89A
between mile markers 374 and 393.

This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds...
Manzanita Campground, Pine Flat Campground, Cave Springs
Campground and Windmill Park.

This includes the following swimming holes...
Pumphouse Wash, Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point, Midgely
Bridge, Buddha Beach "Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch and
Mormons Crossing.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Information:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
FLAGSTAFF AZ

Areas Affected:
Coconino, AZ
Effective: Thu, 10/22 2:56pm Updated: Fri, 10/23 12:25am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Fri, 10/23 1:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Moenkopi Wash and the Little Colorado River from Cameron to
the Colorado River confluence.

* WHEN...Until midnight MST /100 AM MDT/ Tonight.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or
occurring. Further rises in the water levels of already flooded
creeks and normally dry washes. Deadly flooding over low-water
crossings.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 148 PM MST /248 PM MDT/, The river gauge on Moenkopi Wash
remains above flood stage, and additional rainfall today will
keep levels elevated into tonight. High flows continue along the
Little Colorado River from the confluence with the Moenkopi Wash
to the Colorado River.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Hamblin Wash, Begashibito Wash, Little Colorado River, Moenkopi
Wash, Bekihatso Wash, Fivemile Wash and Sheep Wash.

Flooding is occurring along Moenkopi Wash.
- For Moenkopi Wash at Moenkopi Wash Near Tuba City: Moenkopi Wash
remains at major flood stage, and is forecast to drop below flood
stage by around midnight MDT tonight. Some locations that will
experience flooding include...  Tuba City, Moenkopi, Little
Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park and Salt Trail Canyon. - This
includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds...
Blue Water Base Camp and Old Fish Camp Site.

This includes the following swimming holes...
Blue Water Base Camp.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Information:
Stay away or be swept away! The banks of creeks and washes are
unstable and unsafe during any flooding event.