Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Areas Affected: Gila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 5:03am MST
Alert Effective: Tuesday 5:03am MST
Alert Expires: Tuesday 8:00am MST
Event Onset: Tuesday 5:03am MST
Event Ends: Tuesday 8:00am MST
Issued by: NWS Flagstaff AZ
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall over the past several days continues. * WHERE...Gila County in east central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * WHEN...Until 800 AM MST. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 501 AM MST, river gauges on West Clear Creek running into Verde Lakes and Camp Verde, Fossil Creek, East Verde River, and the Verde River south of Camp Verde are reporting high flows which will cause flooding of low water crossings - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Houston Creek, Gap Creek, Bull Run Creek, Pigeon Creek, West Clear Creek, Cold Water Creek, Chasm Creek, Hardscrabble Creek, Long Canyon, Fossil Creek, East Verde River, and Verde River. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Camp Verde along West Clear Creek, Verde Lakes, Childs Power Plant, Rockin' River Ranch State Park, Cedar Bench Wilderness, The Toilet Bowl, Fossil Springs Wilderness, Indian Maiden Falls and West Clear Creek Wilderness. - This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... Clear Creek Group Campgrounds. This includes the following swimming holes... All swimming holes and waterfalls on Fossil Creek, Bull Pen Day Use Area, West Clear Creek near the campground, Fossil Creek Dam "The Toilet Bowl" and Indian Maiden Falls. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Low water crossings will become dangerous after heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a7fcfccb10b627de136c8d09c8afac01ba083808.001.1 Codes: AZC007, AZC025 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a7fcfccb10b627de136c8d09c8afac01ba083808.001.1