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.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Areas near Woodruff and Snowflake in Navajo County.
* WHEN...Until 515 PM MST.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in creeks and normally dry washes is
imminent or occurring. Dangerous flooding over low-water
crossings. Water flowing over roadways will create slick roads and
muddy unpaved roads. Ponding of water on interstates, highways and
in urban areas will create hazardous travel conditions.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 243 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated that the heavy rain
has ended, however flooding remains a threat due to earlier
heavy rainfall along the State Route 77 corridor from near
Woodruff to Snowflake. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5
inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Willow Wash, Little Colorado River, East Washboard Wash, Day
Wash, Cottonwood Wash, Dodson Wash, Silver Creek, Linden
Draw, Concho Flat Wash, Rocky Arroyo, Decker Wash, Washboard
Wash, Pierce Wash, Canal, The, Carr Lake Draw, Scott Wash,
Sevenmile Draw, Phoenix Park Wash and Show Low Creek.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Show Low, Taylor, Taylor Airport, Schoens Lake, Shumway, Clay
Springs, Aripine, Woodruff, Snowflake, Pioneer Park and White
Mountain Lake Estates.
- This includes the following highways...
State Route 377 near mile marker 0.
State Route 277 between mile markers 313 and 336.
State Route 77 between mile markers 348 and 380.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.