August 20, 2012

1:30 pm

Alpine and Tal Wi Wi area currenty experiencing flooding of roads and washes.  Please drive with caution as roads are very slick.  Be patient and do not drive through water crossing roads.  Wait until the water recedes.

The NWS had issued a flood advisory for this area:

HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER ESCUDILLA MOUNTAIN AND WATER WILL PRIMARILY FLOW DOWN THE DRAINAGES NEAR ALPINE DIVIDE CAMPGROUND…TAL-WI-WI TANK… AND THE CREEK ALONG HIGHWAY 191/180 INTO JUDD LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES… NUTRIOSO CREEK…PADDY CREEK…ROMERO CREEK…STONE CREEK…SAN FRANCISCO RIVER AND TURKEY CREEK.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS…ROADS…AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES… MUDSLIDES…AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN…ESPECIALLY NEAR RECENT BURN AREAS.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA…NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA…NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY BUT THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DECREASE DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…   EXTREME NORTHWESTERN APACHE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA…   NORTH CENTRAL NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA…
* UNTIL 630 PM MST
* AT 558 PM MST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND   DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR   CHILCHINBITO…AND IS MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.