Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 10:24PM MST until July 21 at 11:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 10:24pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 11:15pm
Description:
At 1024 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms had ended over
Pocket Fire scar but light rain continued. Earlier between 0.25 and
0.75 inches was estimated by radar. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Pocket Fire scar.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Pocket Fire scar.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sedona, Slide Rock State Park, Edge of the World, East Pocket
Lookout Tower, Fernow Cabin, Uptown Sedona, Red Rock-Secret
Mountain Wilderness and Indian Gardens.
This includes the following highways...
State Route 179 near mile marker 313. State Route 89A between mile
markers 366 and 368...and between mile markers 374 and 382.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...
Manzanita Campground.
This includes the following swimming holes...
Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point and Midgely Bridge.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Dry Creek, Oak Creek, Spring Creek and West Fork Oak Creek.
Instruction:
Flash flooding is occurring or imminent within and downstream of the
Pocket Fire scar. Severe debris flow are expected within Dry Creek,
Secret Canyon, Long Canyon, Bear Sign Canyon, and the West Fork of
Oak Creek. Oak Creek may also see elevated flow from the West Fork
confluence to Sedona. Campers and hikers should get away from creeks
and move to higher ground immediately! Stay away or be swept away!
Area Description:
Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Flagstaff AZ
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