As this weekend is setting up to be very wet, with the potential of flash flooding, there are sandbags staged throughout the region should you need them to protect your property. Please bring your own shovel and be prepared to fill the sandbags at the majority of the locations. The sandbag supplies are located at:

The Navajo County Mogollon Complex in Heber – 2188 Country Club Drive

Behind the Heber-Overgaard Fire Station – 2061 Lumber Valley Road

1281 E. Thornton in Show Low near the former Pet Allies location

Round Valley Road Yard -Junction of HWY 191 and US-180

St Johns Road Yard -CR 6007

Vernon Fire District -25 ACR 3142, Vernon, AZ 85940

For White Mountain Apache Tribal members please call 928-338-1504 or 928-338-1505 to request sandbag delivery.

For your safety, please never cross a roadway that has water flowing over it and stay away from areas that have the potential for flooding during heavy rains.

Flash Flood Warning for Navajo County in north central Arizona…Until 700 PM MST.

At 357 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in the Show Low region. Storms are moving southward through Show Low toward Pinetop-Lakeside. Between 0.75 and 2 inches of rain have fallen, with some gauges recording an inch of rain in 15 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…Show Low, Taylor, Linden, Wagon Wheel, Shumway, Pinedale, Pinetop-Lakeside, Fort Apache Reservation, Snowflake, Fool Hollow Lake Campground, White Mountain Lake, Scott Reservoir Campground, Lakeside Campground and Lewis Canyon Group Campground.This includes the following highways…State Route 77 between mile markers 343 and 359.State Route 260 between mile markers 327 and 350.Highway 60 between mile markers 334 and 351.

A weather disturbance will move into Arizona later this week through the upcoming weekend bringing an increase in rain and thunderstorms and a greater threat for flash flooding. We have issued a Flash Flood Watch for a good portion of northern Arizona beginning Thursday and lasting through Saturday.

Key Points:

•  Widespread rain and thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday.
•  Elevated threat of flash flooding, especially over recently burned areas. Creeks and   streams will see a quicker response due to recent rainfall.
•  Potential for nighttime flooding with overnight storm activity.