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Flood Warning

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Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ

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

Details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues within Oak Creek.
* WHERE...Oak Creek in Coconino and Yavapai counties.
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM MST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of Oak Creek is occurring. Deadly flooding over low-water crossings.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 427 AM MST, river gauges along Oak Creek at Sedona and Cornville reported falling water levels. No further rises are expected, however flooding of low water crossings will continue in Oak Creek. - For Oak Creek at Oak Creek at Sedona: At 3:45 am MST the stage was 5.69 feet. Flood Stage is 14.0 feet. Forecast: Water levels have crested and are expected to fall below 5.0 after 11:00 am MST. Impacts: At 5.0 feet: Multiple private low water crossings and bridges over Oak Creek above Sedona become impassable. - This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... Manzanita Campground, Pine Flat Campground and Cave Springs Campground.
This includes the following swimming holes... Pumphouse Wash, Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point and Midgely Bridge. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Instructions

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.
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