Flash Flood Warning until 04:00PM
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 400 PM MST.
* At 1257 PM MST, trained weather spotters reported minor flooding due to thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported. IMPACT...Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sedona. This includes the following swimming holes... Grasshopper Point and Midgely Bridge. This includes the following highways... State Route 89A between mile markers 365 and 376. State Route 179 near mile marker 313. This includes the following streams and drainages... Coffee Creek, Oak Creek, Dry Creek and Spring Creek.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COCONINO, AZ ... YAVAPAI, AZ
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.
Address/Location
City of Sedona, AZ
102 Roadrunner Dr
Sedona, AZ 86336
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 928-282-3100
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP REDROCKS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning