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Flood Advisory for Yavapai, AZ

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Yavapai
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What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. Where: Yavapai County in west central Arizona... When: Until 815 AM MST.

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Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Low water crossings will become dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * WHEN...Until 815 AM MST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 514 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Little Ash Creek, Pine Creek, Tiger Creek, Banty Creek, Grapevine Creek, Bitter Creek, Racetrack Wash, Wolf Creek, North Fork Rock Creek, Crazy Basin Creek, Buckhorn Creek, Ash Creek, Rock Creek, Poland Creek, Sand Creek, Buzzard Roost Creek, Munds Draw, Arrastra Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Humbug Creek, Milk Creek, Castle Creek, Government Spring Wash, Little Wolf Creek, Sycamore Creek, Tussock Spring Creek, Badger Spring Wash, French Creek, Lynx Creek, Antelope Creek, Whipsaw Creek, Towers Creek, Cherry Creek, Minnehaha Creek, Slim Jim Creek, Boulder Creek, Winters Wash, Little Buckhorn Creek, Dry Creek, Agua Fria River, Blowout Creek, Amazon Gulch, Hackberry Wash, Black Canyon, Hamlin Wash, Bear Creek, Coyote Spring, Black Canyon Creek, Yarber Wash, Cedar Creek, North Fork Cellar Springs Creek, Hackberry Creek, Tuscumbia Creek, Brushy Wash, Little Hackberry Wash, Turkey Creek, Willow Creek, Big Bug Creek, East Fork Castle Creek, Oak Wash, Slate Creek, Cienega Creek, Mineral Creek, Black Butte Wash, and Cellar Springs Creek. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Prescott Valley, Cottonwood, Black Canyon City, Verde Village, Clarkdale, Dewey-Humboldt, Cordes Lakes, Mayer, Spring Valley, Jerome, Crown King, Agua Fria National Monument, Cherry, Poland Junction, Cordes Junction, Arcosanti, Horse Thief Basin, Bridgeport, Bumble Bee and Dead Horse Ranch State Park. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 207 and 209. State Route 69 between mile markers 263 and 284. Interstate 17 between mile markers 242 and 274. State Route 89A between mile markers 331 and 358. This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... Turney Gulch Group Campground, Potato Patch Campground, Playground Group Campground, Hazlett Hollow Campground, Powell Springs Campground, Quail Loop Campground, Raven Loop Campground and Black Canyon Campground. Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

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    Flood Advisory issued October 12 at 5:17AM MST until October 12 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Flagstaff AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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