Reporters: Charlie Hicks and Rachael Whitney, Photographer: Dave Wilson.
SEDONA (NAZ Today) – Rising waters from Oak Creek in Sedona, Ariz. flooded parts of the city this afternoon. The City of Sedona declared an emergency management situation, calling for assistance from Flagstaff, Camp Verde, and Cottonwood agencies. So far, no injuries are reported.
“We had one of those gully washers Arizona is famous for,” said Gary Johnson, Sedona Fire Department PIO.
The most visible damage so far, according to Johnson, is the Tlaquepaque area off SR 179, where waters rising out of a ten-foot deep ditch shuffled cars parked in a parking lot near the Talapaque bridge. Clean-up of the mud-covered lot is underway.
“There’s about a dozen vehicles that were severely impacted by the flooding,” said Johnson.
In another incident, two people became trapped by debris and water in a home on Brewer St. The fire department was able to free them through a broken window.
Johnson said it was hard to determine the overall damage caused by the flood waters, but reports suggest the damage is city-wide.
FYI, it’s spelled : Tlaquepaque.