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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 [...]
Heavy Rain Causes Mudslide Near Payson
PAYSON (NAZ Today)– Monsoon storms and mud caused delays on an already backed-up Sunday for drivers heading along a central Arizona highway.
Loose dirt from a highway widening project on State Route 260 east of Payson gave way in the afternoon after the area was hit by a line of thunderstorms earlier in the day. National Weather [...]
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 [...]
Rockslides Once Again Plague SR 87; Causes Closure
SUNFLOWER, Ariz. (NAZ Today)– A state highway that has been plagued with rockslides is once again closed this evening due to a rock/mudslide from heavy rains in the Slate Creek area.
ADOT is recommending US 60 to Globe, and then northbound on SR 188 through Roosevelt back to SR 87 if motorists need to drive from [...]
UPDATE: Blizzard Warning Issued for Flagstaff Has Expired
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– The Blizzard Warning for Flagstaff has been allowed to expire by the National Weather Service.
High winds and heavy snowfall caused dangerous traveling conditions on area roadways. The NWS and DPS say that travel should be limited due to icy and snow-packed road conditions.
A Winter Storm Warning was in affect for much of [...]
Winter Storm Causes Traffic Accidents Around Northern Arizona
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – A winter storm moving through Northern Arizona on Friday, November 13th brought a combination of rain, snow, and hail to the area causing a number of accidents along I-40 and I-17. In total the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reporting that 25 collisions occurred in and around the Flagstaff [...]
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