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Flash Flood Warning

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Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ

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

Details

FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* Until 1115 AM MST.
* At 815 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.25 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* For Oak Creek at Cornville: At 8:00am the stage was 8.88 feet. Flood Stage is 8.0 feet.
... For Oak Creek at Oak Creek at Sedona: At 7:45am the stage was 15.06 feet. Flood Stage is 14.0 feet.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sedona, Cornville, Jordan, Page Springs, Bignotti, Indian Gardens, Pine Flats, Uptown Sedona, Sedona Airport, Red Rock State Park, Slide Rock State Park, West Fork of Oak Creek, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Cathedral Rock and Oak Creek Vista Overlook.
This includes the following highways... State Route 179 between mile markers 310 and 313. State Route 89A between mile markers 373 and 384...and between mile markers 386 and 390.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Manzanita Campground, Pine Flat Campground, Cave Springs Campground and Windmill Park.
This includes the following swimming holes... Pumphouse Wash, Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point, Midgely Bridge, Buddha Beach "Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch and Mormons Crossing.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Dry Creek, Verde River, Oak Creek, Turkey Creek, West Fork Oak Creek and Spring Creek.

Instructions

Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.
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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