Flood Warning issued November 1 at 5:46AM MST until November 1 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 245 PM MST Sunday.

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

* Additional Details...
- At 545 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.25 inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Ash Creek, Willow Creek, Miller Creek, Lynx Creek, Butte Creek,
Turkey Creek, Wolf Creek, Little Chino Valley, Big Bug Creek,
Agua Fria River, Bottleneck Wash, Milk Creek, Granite Creek,
Verde River, Bannon Creek and Hassayampa River. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned
area.
- For Granite Creek at Prescott:
At 5:30am the stage was 11.0 feet.
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 5:30am the stage was 9.7 feet.
Flood Stage is 11.0 feet.
Forecast: A crest of 10.91 feet is expected at 6:00pm 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, Palace
Station, Wildwood Estates, 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.

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