Flood Warning for Apache, AZ; Gila, AZ; Navajo, AZ
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What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. Where: Gila County in east central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... When: Until 315 PM MST Sunday.
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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...Gila County in east central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * WHEN...Until 315 PM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 816 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the region. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Dodson Wash, Walnut Creek, East Cedar Creek, Silver Creek, North Fork White River, Rocky Arroyo, Corduroy Creek, Gooseberry Creek, Hog Wash, Cottonwood Canyon, Turkey Canyon, Sepulveda Creek, Cedar Creek, Bear Canyon, Pulcifer Creek, Hay Hollow Draw, Brown Creek, Linden Draw, Porter Creek, Carrizo Creek, Show Low Creek, Forestdale Creek, Thompson Creek and Billy Creek. 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.
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Flood Warning issued November 1 at 8:17AM MST until November 1 at 3:15PM 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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