Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
987 WGUS85 KFGZ 152222 FLSFGZ Flood Advisory National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 322 PM MST Mon Jul 15 2024 AZC025-160130- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FA.Y.0017.240715T2222Z-240716T0130Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Yavapai AZ- 322 PM MST Mon Jul 15 2024 ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of west central Arizona, including the following county, Yavapai. * WHEN...Until 630 PM MST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. Dangerous flooding over low-water crossings. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 322 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Milk Creek, Middlewater Creek, Cedar Creek, Finch Wash, Hackberry Creek, Copper Basin Wash, Butte Creek, Little Wolf Creek, Mineral Creek, Wolf Creek, Grapevine Creek, Willow Creek, Towers Creek, Bannon Creek, Skull Valley Wash, Tuscumbia Creek, Williamson Valley Wash, Ash Creek, Big Bug Creek, Miller Creek, Turkey Creek, Logan Wash, Board Creek, Mint Wash, Lynx Creek, Cooper Wash, Minnehaha Creek, Pine Creek, Granite Creek, Arrastra Creek, Iron Springs Wash, Dillon Wash, Woolsey Wash, Chaparral Gulch, Kirkland Creek, Hassayampa River, Orofino Wash, Spence Creek, Strickland Wash, Bear Creek, Blind Indian Creek, Butte Wash, Little Chino Valley and Bottleneck Wash. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Prescott, Goldwater Lake, Quartz Mountain, Oak Knoll Village, Downtown Prescott, Rancho Vista Estates, Groom Creek, Groom Creek Subdivision, Wolf Creek Falls, Thumbe Butte, Wildwood Estates, Prescott Gateway Mall, Copper Basin, Lynx Lake, Watson Lake, Willow Creek Reservoir, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Cayuse Picnic Area, Alto Pit OHV and Mt. Union. - This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... White Spar Campground, Upper Wolf Creek Group Campground, Yavapai Campground, Lower Wolf Creek Campground, Yavapai Campground, Lynx Campground, Eagle Ridge Group Campground and Hilltop Campground. This includes the following swimming holes... Wolf Creek Falls. This includes the following highways... State Route 69 between mile markers 292 and 296. State Route 89 between mile markers 296 and 318. State Route 89A near mile marker 318. - Visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for more information on flood safety. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3421 11238 3445 11260 3478 11267 3482 11256 3436 11224 $$ MAS