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Flash Flood Warning
ActiveGila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* Until 800 PM MST.
* At 205 PM MST, repeated heavy rainfall from thunderstorms across the region have caused a nearly 8 foot rise in Fossil Creek. Flash flooding is ongoing.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... The Toilet Bowl and Fossil Springs Wilderness.
This includes the following swimming holes... All swimming holes and waterfalls on Fossil Creek and Fossil Creek Dam "The Toilet Bowl".
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Hardscrabble Creek, Verde River and Fossil 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.
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