Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Warning issued November 1 at 1:49AM MST until November 1 at 4:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Alert Description
FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 445 AM MST. * At 149 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * For Granite Creek at Prescott: At 1:30am the stage was 10.61 feet. Flood Stage is 11.0 feet. Impacts: At 11.0 feet: Flooding begins at AC Williams Granite Creek Park upstream of gage. Low lying patios along Granite Creek in downtown Prescott flood. ... For Granite Creek at Granite Creek Near Prescott: At 1:30am the stage was 7.27 feet. Flood Stage is 11.0 feet. Forecast: A crest of 10.91 feet is expected at 6:00pm Sunday. Impacts: At 11.0 feet: Minor flooding. Lowland overflow. Bridge at Industrial Way overtopped. Trails and bridges in Watson Woods Riparian Preserve inundated. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Prescott, Chino Valley, Downtown Prescott, Oak Knoll Village, Whipple, Prescott Regional Airport, Willow Creek Reservoir and Watson Lake. This includes the following highways... State Route 69 between mile markers 294 and 296. State Route 89 between mile markers 309 and 318. State Route 89A between mile markers 318 and 320. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Acker Park, AC Williams Granite Creek Park and Watson Lake Park. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Willow Creek, Miller Creek, Lynx Creek, Butte Creek, Little Chino Valley, Agua Fria River, Bottleneck Wash, Granite Creek, Verde River and Bannon Creek.
Safety Instructions
Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.