Flood Warning issued November 1 at 2:06PM MST until November 1 at 8:45PM 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 845 PM MST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is occurring.

* Additional Details...
- At 202 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain fell in the warned area and flooding is already
occurring. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Ash Creek, Lynx Creek, Little Chino Valley, Miller Creek, Bannon
Creek, Willow Creek, Granite Creek, Wolf Creek and Bottleneck
Wash.
- For Granite Creek at Granite Creek Near Prescott:
At 1:30pm the stage was 11.11 feet.
Flood Stage is 11.0 feet.
Forecast: A creek is forecast to crest on Sunday afternoon.
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, Groom Creek, Downtown Prescott, Potato
Patch, Oak Knoll Village, Palace Station, Wildwood Estates,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Regional Airport,
Prescott Rodeo Grounds, Rancho Vista Estates, 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 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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Low water crossings will become dangerous in heavy rain. Do not
attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

This month
1626th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days

Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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