Update at 8:07 a.m. – Shelters are in the process of being set up at the First Baptist Church at 411 N. Warren Ave and the Winslow Christian Church 502 Airport Road

Winslow Area Residents along the Little Colorado River in Ames and Bushman Acres need to ‘GO!’, evacuate now. The water levels are rising. Get your family, pets/animals and leave now. Go to higher ground and a shelter will be advised as soon as possible.

Residents within the 5 Mountain Estates area are encouraged to evacuate due to potential flooding. If you make the choice to stay in your home, please be advised you will need to shelter in place for at least 24-48 hours without the option to leave. Please note: emergency Services will not be available to you should you choose to remain in your home.

Pinetop-Lakeside Sanitary District is flooded and backed up, and officials say this is the worst flooding that we have seen in recent history. Employees are working as hard as they can with pump stations and the plant but are unable to get in or out of the facility and operations are at a standstill. As a results, manhole covers are popping up all over and some homes are reporting sewage backing up into the house along with water damage.

PLEASE limit water use as much as you can (Flushing, Showers, Laundry, Dishwashers) to ease the strain on the system and help prevent more backups. Stay out of flood water, which may be contaminated with sewage and can hide open manholes Keep kids and pets away, and check on your neighbors