5:03 PM
— 8:00 PM
FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* Until 800 PM MST.
* At 503 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in the Prescott and Chino Valley areas. Between 1 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 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...
Chino Valley, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Prescott Regional Airport,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Willow Creek Reservoir,
Watson Lake, Fain Lake, Prescott Gateway Mall, Paulden, Center
Street Park, Community Center Park, Jim McCasland Willow Creek Park
and Watson Lake Park.
This includes the following highways...
State Route 69 between mile markers 288 and 295. State Route 89
between mile markers 314 and 335. State Route 89A between mile
markers 318 and 324.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...
Watson Lake Park.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Little Chino Valley, Willow Creek, Verde River, Granite Creek,
Bottleneck Wash, Agua Fria River and Lynx Creek.
4:27 PM
— 6:15 PM
At 427 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain in an area spanning from Prescott to near Paulden. Between 1 and
3 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 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...
Prescott, Williamson Valley, Cayuse Picnic Area, Alto Pit OHV,
Wildwood Estates, Thumbe Butte, Sullivan Buttes, Downtown Prescott,
Rancho Vista Estates, Sunset Lookout, Quartz Mountain, Copper
Basin, Paulden, Granite Mountain Wilderness, Iron Springs, AC
Williams Granite Creek Park, Whipple and Courthouse Plaza.
This includes the following highways...
State Route 69 near mile marker 296. State Route 89 between mile
markers 310 and 313...and near mile marker 336.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...
Yavapai Campground, Yavapai Campground, Alto Pit OHV, Cayuse Picnic
Area, Acker Park and AC Williams Granite Creek Park.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Spence Creek, Bottleneck Wash, Dillon Wash, Mint Wash, Woolsey
Wash, Iron Springs Wash, Big Chino Wash, Willow Creek, Hassayampa
River, Bannon Creek, Mud Tank Wash, Butte Wash, Skull Valley Wash,
Verde River, Granite Creek, Copper Basin Wash, Williamson Valley
Wash, Cooper Wash, Little Chino Valley, Butte Creek, Finch Wash,
Miller Creek, Logan Wash and Strickland Wash.
3:49 PM
— 7:00 PM
FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
* Until 700 PM MST.
* At 349 PM MST, a river gauge on the Agua Fria River at Rock Springs
reported a rapid rise of 4.5 feet from thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is expected to continue.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...River gauge reported.
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...
Rock Springs.
This includes Interstate 17 near mile marker 242.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...
Black Canyon Campground.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Agua Fria River, Slate Creek and Black Canyon Creek.
12:31 PM
— 11:00 PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive and long duration rainfall.
* WHERE...Portions of central Arizona, including Yavapai and Gila
Counties.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM MST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Flooding will be possible over burn areas, low-water
crossings, creeks, streams, washes and swimming holes. Larger
creeks and rivers may exceed bankfull. Flooding of paved roads and
highway underpasses will be possible. Unpaved roads could become
muddy and impassable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Low pressure will interact with tropical moisture to produce
numerous showers and embedded thunderstorms, with heavy rain that
will fall over saturated soils and burn scars. This could lead to
flash flooding and rises on streams and rivers.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
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