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Strong Thunderstorms Dump Over an Inch of Rain in an Hour in West Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– Torrential rain caused flooding all along the Milton Road corridor in west Flagstaff Friday afternoon.
The Flagstaff Airport received nearly an inch and a quarter of rain in under an hour, with some estimating higher amounts here in town. The heaviest rain fell from around 2:45 until 3:45 pm. An Urban and Small [...]
Flash Flood Warning for Schultz Fire Burn Area Including Timberline Estates, Wupatki Trails
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for the Schultz Fire burn area and surrounding communities west of US 89 until 4:15 pm this afternoon.
National Weather Service radar indicated heavy rain over the warned area. As of 2 pm, radar had estimated a half-inch of rain in the area in a 15-minute [...]
NWS Hydrologic Outlook: Schultz Fire Burn Area Increases Risk of Flash Flooding
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– A Message from the National Weather Service:
IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SCHULTZ FIRE…THE BURNED AREA AND AREAS
EXTENDING EASTWARD AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE BURNED AREA ARE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. THIS INCLUDES THE
HUTCHINSON ACRES…TIMBERLINE…WUPATKI TRAILS…AND FERNWOOD
NEIGHBORHOODS IN ADDITION TO THE LOW-LYING AREAS IN DONEY PARK EAST
OF HIGHWAY 89. RISES IN [...]
USGS: Gains From Grand Canyon Flooding Short-lived
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An experiment meant to mimic natural flooding in the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon proved beneficial, but scientists say the gains were short-lived.
A man-made flood sent torrents of water from Glen Canyon Dam on the Arizona-Utah line for 60 hours in 2008 in an effort to build up sandbars crucial [...]
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