8/25/14 – A Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for southern and western Coconino County, far southern Apache and Navajo Couties and all of Yavapai and Gila Counties. This includes the cities of Page, Grand Canyon Village, Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott, Payson and Show Low.

Numerous rain showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop late tonight through Tuesday. The storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall and flash flooding. A Flash Flood Watch means that developing conditions may lead to Flash Flooding within the watch area. People especially those located along area creeks, rivers or other Flash Flood prone areas should continue to monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take immediate action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

8/25/14 – A trough of low pressure will combine with increasing subtropical moisture to bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to northern Arizona starting late tonight. Heavy rain will be the greatest threat which could lead to areas of flooding mainly in and around wildfire burn areas and creeks and washes in Yavapai County that received the heavy rain last week. The combination of strengthening winds and instability will bring the threat of strong thunderstorms that could potentially produce hail and strong winds.

Tuesday through Sunday a trough of low pressure will combine with increasing subtropical moisture to bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to northern Arizona from Tuesday through early Wednesday morning. Heavy rain will be the greatest threat which could lead to areas of flooding. The highest threat for flooding will be from the Grand Canyon, Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains, southward into Yavapai and Gila counties where moisture is richest. The combination of strengthening winds and instability will bring the threat of strong thunderstoms that could potentially produce hail and strong winds. Showers and storms will decrease by Wednesday afternoon.

Stay tuned to the local weather forecast as this could be a fairly wet weather event.

8/23/14- The White Mountain DUI Task Force will be conducting their annual White Mountain DUI Checkpoint. This year will be the 9th year the checkpoint has. Operates at SR 260, milepost 354.5. There will be a Law Enforcement Briefing at 6:00p.m. at the Game and Fish Office (located just above milepost 354.5). The purpose of the checkpoint is to ensure the safety of motorists in the White Mountain area, detect and apprehend any impaired motorists, and to bring awareness to the problem of impaired driving.

The checkpoint will go active between 6:30-7:00 p.m. and run until at least midnight. The checkpoint will merge traffic in both directions into one lane. The Task Force would like to remind motorists to be responsible with the decisions they are making in relation to operating a motor vehicle while being impaired. It is far less expensive when you make the right decision to have a designated driver or a cab take you home. The life you save may be your own.