Flood Advisory for Apache, AZ; Gila, AZ; Navajo, AZ

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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Gila County in east central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * WHEN...Until 830 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. Water flowing over roadways will create slick roads and muddy unpaved roads. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 133 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Corduroy Creek, Sepulveda Creek, Linden Draw, East Cedar Creek, Thompson Creek, Cottonwood Canyon, Porter Creek, Gooseberry Creek, Rocky Arroyo, Hog Wash, Brown Creek, Cedar Creek, North Fork White River, Carrizo Creek, Show Low Creek, Dodson Wash, Silver Creek, Hay Hollow Draw, Bear Canyon, Billy Creek, Walnut Creek, Forestdale Creek, Pulcifer Creek and Turkey Canyon. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Lake of the Woods, White Mountain Lake Estates, Linden, Wagon Wheel, North Fork, Pinetop Country Club, McNary, Cedar Creek, Carrizo, Rainbow Lake, Indian Pine, Hon-Dah, Show Low Regional Airport, White Mountain Apache Reservation, Show Low Lake, Red Top Mountain and Woodland Reservoir. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 331 and 361. Highway 60 between mile markers 298 and 357. State Route 73 between mile markers 311 and 326...and between mile markers 353 and 357. State Route 61 between mile markers 353 and 356. State Route 77 between mile markers 343 and 352. This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... Scott Reservoir Campground, Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground, Los Burros Campground, Brown Creek Campground, Lakeside Campground and Los Burros Campground. Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.