Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 4:04PM MST until August 6 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Affected area: Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
Effective: Aug 6, 2026 4:04 PM GMT-0700
Expires: Aug 6, 2026 7:00 PM GMT-0700
Alert details
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The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
The Pocket Fire scar in…
Coconino County in north central Arizona…
Yavapai County in west central Arizona…
* Until 700 PM MST.
* At 404 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Pocket Fire scar. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Pocket Fire scar. This
includes Oak Creek and Dry Creek.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Pocket Fire scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Sedona, Slide Rock State Park, Edge of the World, East Pocket
Lookout Tower, Fernow Cabin, Uptown Sedona, Red Rock-Secret
Mountain Wilderness, Indian Gardens and West Fork of Oak Creek.
This includes the following highways…
State Route 179 near mile marker 313. State Route 89A between mile
markers 366 and 368…and between mile markers 374 and 385.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds…
Manzanita Campground and Cave Springs Campground.
This includes the following swimming holes…
Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point and Midgely Bridge.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers…
Oak Creek, Dry Creek, Spring Creek and West Fork Oak Creek.
Safety information
Flash flooding is occurring or imminent within and downstream of the
Pocket Fire scar. Severe debris flow are expected within Dry Creek,
Secret Canyon, Long Canyon, Bear Sign Canyon, and the West Fork of
Oak Creek. Oak Creek may also see elevated flow from the West Fork
confluence to Sedona. Campers and hikers should get away from creeks
and move to higher ground immediately! Stay away or be swept away!
Source: NWS Flagstaff AZ
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