Flood Warning issued November 1 at 5:04PM MST until November 1 at 7:45PM 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...Gila County in east central Arizona...
Coconino County in north central Arizona...
Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 745 PM MST.
* IMPACTS...Structures are flooded. Roads are closed and impassable
due to flooding. Further rises in the water levels of already
flooded creeks and normally dry washes. Deadly flooding over
low-water crossings.
* Additional Details...
- At 502 PM MST, emergency management reported significant flooding
in and around the Tonto Creek basin from an area of very heavy
rainfall. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding is
ongoing.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
West Clear Creek, Fossil Creek, Clear Creek, Pine Creek, East
Verde River, and Tonto Creek.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Payson, Star Valley, Pine, Strawberry, Mesa Del Caballo, Gisela,
Round Valley, East Verde Estates, Deer Creek, Tonto Village,
Oxbow Estates, Beaver Valley Estates, Fort McDonald, Christopher
Creek, Hunter Creek, Ellison Creek Cascades, Kohls Ranch,
Whispering Pines and Washington Park.
- This includes the following highways...
State Route 260 between mile markers 238 and 285. State Route 188
between mile markers 267 and 276. State Route 87 southbound
between mile markers 241 and 251. State Route 87 between mile
markers 230 and 292.
This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds...
Woods Canyon Lake Campground, Upper Tonto Creek Campground,
Geronimo Boy Scout Camp, Spillway Campground, Sinkhole
Campground, Sharp Creek Campground, Rim Campground, Promontory
Pit Road Campground, Ponderosa Campground, Clints Well
Campground, Christopher Creek Campground, Forest Road 171 Camping
Area, Forest Road 169 Camping Area, Houston Mesa Campground,
Haigler Canyon Campground, Kehl Springs Campground, Knoll Lake
Campground, Alderwood Campground, Aspen Campground, Crook
Campground, Mogollon Campground, Sinkhole Campground, Forest Road
84 Camping Area, 195 Camping Area, 9350 Camping Area, Mogollon
Rim Campground, Rumsey Park, Green Valley Park, Bear Canyon Lake
Recreation Area, Willow Springs Lake Recreation Area, Sardine
Point Day Use Area and Shadow Rim Ranch.
This includes the following swimming holes...
Horton Springs, Water Wheel Falls, Ellison Creek Cascades, All
swimming holes and waterfalls on Fossil Creek, Tonto Creek
Waterfalls, Fossil Creek Dam "The Toilet Bowl" and Indian Maiden
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
- 1675th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather