Flash Flood Warning until 08:45PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... The Backbone Fire scar in... Gila County in east central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* Until 845 PM MST.
* At 443 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Backbone Fire scar. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Backbone Fire scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Backbone Fire scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Childs Power Plant. 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... Horsetank Wash, Verde River, Pigeon Creek, Houston Creek, Hardscrabble Creek, Fossil Creek and Strawberry Creek.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GILA, AZ ... YAVAPAI, AZ
Instructions:
Get to higher ground immediately and stay away from Fossil Creek! Flash flood waters and debris will inundate swimming holes and recreation trails crossing washes within and downstream of the Backbone Fire scar.
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