Flood Warning issued November 2 at 12:41PM MST until November 2 at 7:00PM 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...Coconino County in north central Arizona...
Navajo County in north central Arizona...
Apache County in northeastern Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 700 PM MST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is occurring.
Deadly flooding over low-water crossings.
* Additional Details...
- At 1238 PM MST, the heavy rain has ended, however several roads
remained closed due to flooding in the warned area. Water levels
will continue to recede through this evening. Flooding is
ongoing.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Sabito Wash, Coyote Wash, Oraibi Wash, Jeddito Wash, Tse Chizzi
Wash, Leroux Wash, Digger Wash, Tees Toh Wash, Wide Ruin Wash,
Concho Flat Wash, Polacca Wash, Keams Canyon Wash, Puerco River,
Dinnebito Wash, Beshbito Wash, Nazlini Wash, Billy Wash and Scott
Wash.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Holbrook, Dilkon, Ganado, Kykotsmovi Village, Snowflake, Taylor,
Joseph City, Pinon, First Mesa, Hotevilla-Bacavi, Shongopovi,
Keams Canyon, Second Mesa, Greasewood, Nazlini, Low Mountain,
Tselani-Cottonwood, Tees Toh and Birdsprings.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between mile markers 261 and 269...and between mile
markers 275 and 321. Business Interstate 40 between mile markers
275 and 289. State Route 377 between mile markers 1 and 33. State
Route 277 between mile markers 313 and 336. State Route 77
between mile markers 353 and 408. State Route 264 between mile
markers 365 and 454. State Route 87 between mile markers 348 and
406. Highway 191 between mile markers 391 and 437. Highway 180
between mile markers 308 and 335.
This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds...
Hunt Park.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away! The banks of creeks and washes are
unstable and unsafe during any flooding event.
Low water crossings will become dangerous in heavy rain. Do not
attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
- This month
- 1843rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather