Flood Warning issued November 1 at 11:09AM MST until November 1 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
- Level
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- Region
- North America
- Category
- Weather
- Source
- NWS / NOAA weather
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 245 PM MST.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is occurring.
* Additional Details...
- At 1105 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated an area of very heavy
rainfall across the warned area. Between 1.75 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Ash Creek, Butte Creek, Lynx Creek, Milk Creek, Big Bug Creek,
Little Chino Valley, Miller Creek, Turkey Creek, Bannon Creek,
Willow Creek, Granite Creek, Wolf Creek and Bottleneck Wash.
- For Granite Creek at Prescott:
Flood Stage is 11.0 feet.
Impacts:
At 11.0 feet: Flooding begins at AC Williams Granite Creek Park
upstream of gage. Low lying patios along Granite Creek in
downtown Prescott flood.
For Granite Creek at Granite Creek Near Prescott:
At 10:30am the stage was 11.76 feet.
Flood Stage is 11.0 feet.
Forecast: A crest of 12.33 feet is expected at 4:00pm Sunday.
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, Ponderosa Park, Groom Creek, Downtown
Prescott, Potato Patch, Oak Knoll Village, Whipple, Embry- Riddle
Aeronautical University, Prescott Regional Airport, Prescott
Rodeo Grounds, Rancho Vista Estates, Mt. Union, 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 321...and near mile marker 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.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
- This month
- 1587th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather