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Flood Warning

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Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM MST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 146 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Oak Creek, Verde River, Sycamore Creek, Dry Creek, and Spring Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cottonwood, Sedona, Verde Village, Clarkdale, Cornville, Kachina Village, Forest Highlands, Parks, Jordan, Page Springs, Garland Prairie, Indian Gardens, Bridgeport, Pine Flats, Camp Navajo and Uptown Sedona. - This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 207 and 210. State Route 179 between mile markers 310 and 313. State Route 89A between mile markers 350 and 395.
This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... White Horse Lake Campground, Manzanita Campground, Camp Raymond, Pine Flat Campground, Cave Springs Campground, Taylor Cabin Line Camp, Red-Tail Hawk Loop Campground, Quail Loop Campground, Raven Loop Campground, Blackhawk Loop Campground, Cooper's Hawk Loop Campground and Windmill Park.
This includes the following swimming holes... Sycamore Falls, Lower Sycamore Falls "The Golden Pond", Paradise Forks, Pumphouse Wash, Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point, Midgely Bridge, Buddha Beach "Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch, Mormons Crossing and Parsons Spring. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Instructions

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.
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