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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
822 PM MST WED AUG 19 2026
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COCONINO AZ-YAVAPAI AZ-
822 PM MST WED AUG 19 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WEST FORK OF OAK CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF
THE POCKET FIRE SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR COCONINO AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES...
AT 822 PM MST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT
OF THE POCKET FIRE SCAR NORTH OF SEDONA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF
RAIN FELL EARLIER THIS EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FIRE
SCAR, INCLUDING THE WEST FORK DRAINAGE. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE WEST FORK OF OAK CREEK
DOWNSTREAM OF THE POCKET FIRE SCAR.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE
WEST FORK OF OAK CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF THE POCKET FIRE SCAR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
SLIDE ROCK STATE PARK, EDGE OF THE WORLD, EAST POCKET LOOKOUT
TOWER, FERNOW CABIN, RED ROCK-SECRET MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS, INDIAN
GARDENS AND WEST FORK OF OAK CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
STATE ROUTE 179 NEAR MILE MARKER 313. STATE ROUTE 89A BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 374 AND 385.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS AND CAMPGROUNDS...
MANZANITA CAMPGROUND AND CAVE SPRINGS CAMPGROUND.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SWIMMING HOLES...
SLIDE ROCK, ENCINOSO, GRASSHOPPER POINT AND MIDGELY BRIDGE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS...
DRY CREEK, OAK CREEK AND WEST FORK OAK CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WITHIN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE
POCKET FIRE SCAR. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOW ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WEST
FORK OF OAK CREEK. OAK CREEK MAY ALSO SEE ELEVATED FLOW FROM THE WEST
FORK CONFLUENCE TO SEDONA. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD GET AWAY FROM
CREEKS AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY! STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT
AWAY!
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3500 11190 3502 11187 3507 11185 3506 11178
3501 11177 3500 11173 3496 11175 3492 11172
3488 11173 3486 11176 3486 11177 3491 11174
3496 11177 3496 11181 3497 11186
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
JJ
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