Headline:
Flood Advisory issued July 17 at 8:14PM MST until July 17 at 9:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 17, 2026 - 8:14pm
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Pinon to Steamboat Canyon to Ganado to Klagetoh in Navajo
and Apache counties...
* WHEN...Until 930 PM MST /1030 PM MDT/.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in creeks and normally dry washes is
imminent or occurring. Dangerous flooding over low-water crossings.
Water flowing over roadways will create slick roads and muddy
unpaved roads.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 813 PM MST /913 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated that the
heavy rain has ended over the area. However, flooding remains a
possibility from earlier heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory
area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are expected over the area.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Jeddito Wash, Wide Ruin Wash, Nazlini Wash, Lone Tule Wash,
Steamboat Wash, Wepo Wash, Tse Chizzi Wash, Polacca Wash, Tse Ba
Ni Zi Ni Wash, Big Dam Wash, Cottonwood Wash, Burnt Corn Wash,
Pueblo Colorado Wash, Bis Ii Ah Wash, Dinnebito Wash, Sabito
Wash, Beshbito Wash and Oraibi Wash.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Low Mountain, Tselani-Cottonwood, Burnside, Black Mesa, Klagetoh,
Cornfields, Steamboat, Whippoorwill, Forest Lake, Pinon, Ganado,
Salina, Smoke Signal, Tsintaa Yiti Ii, Sunrise Springs and Burnt
Corn Valley.
- This includes the following highways...
State Route 264 between mile markers 426 and 449. Highway 191
between mile markers 396 and 428.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Low water crossings will become dangerous in heavy rain. Do not
attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Apache, AZ; Navajo, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Flagstaff AZ
Sender: