Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued November 1 at 5:45PM MST until November 1 at 11:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Affected area: Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
Effective: Nov 1, 2026 5:45 PM GMT-0700
Expires: Nov 1, 2026 11:45 PM GMT-0700
Alert details
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…Coconino County in north central Arizona…
Yavapai County in west central Arizona…
* WHEN…Until 1145 PM MST.
* IMPACTS…Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or
occurring. Roads are closed and impassable due to flooding. Deadly
flooding over low-water crossings.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 545 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges continued
to indicate heavy rain over the warned area. Stream gauges also
continued to report elevated flow in Big Chino Wash, Williamson
Valley Wash, Ash Creek, and Sycamore Creek. Flooding is ongoing
in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
– This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers…
Ash Creek, Cienega Creek, Granite Creek, Willow Creek, Agua Fria
River, Lynx Creek, Little Ash Creek, Williamson Valley Wash,
Walnut Creek, Verde River, Ash Fork Draw, and Big Chino Wash.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Williamson Valley, Paulden, Ash
Fork, Agua Fria National Monument, Drake, Kaibab Estates West,
Flower Pot, Perkinsville, Yavapai County Fairgrounds, Dugas,
Crookton, Cedar Mill, Fain Lake, Granite Mountain Wilderness and
Woodchute Mountain.
– This includes the following highways…
Interstate 40 between mile markers 132 and 147. State Route 69
between mile markers 284 and 290. Business Interstate 40 near
mile marker 146. Interstate 17 between mile markers 269 and 280.
State Route 89 between mile markers 322 and 363. State Route 89A
between mile markers 322 and 335.
This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds…
Powell Springs Campground, Texaco Hillside RV Campground and
Mountainview Park.
– Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
Safety information
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away! The banks of creeks and washes are
unstable and unsafe during any flooding event.
Low water crossings will become dangerous in heavy rain. Do not
attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Source: NWS Flagstaff AZ
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