Emergency Bulletins

Museum Flood Area: Saturday evening update
7/24/2021 - 6:14 pm
Coconino County | Flagstaff | Museum Flood area | flooding | sandbags | sandbag locations | debris flows | flood waters

Below is a summary of today’s activities by the Coconino County Flood Control District and City of Flagstaff related to the Museum Flood Area.

Today’s Storm Events: The rain soaked the burn area (and the city) overnight but there was only minimal floodwater due to the low rainfall intensity. In the Mt. Elden Estates area we observed a small but continuous flow of water today, which tells us that the watershed is very saturated. This means that even moderate intensity rain events are likely to cause flooding.  

Weather Forecast: Scattered...

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Tiger Fire Burn Scar: Preparing for Rain Events
7/23/2021 - 8:52 pm
Tiger Fire | flooding | burn | scar | wildfire | Prescott | National | forest

While many wildfires cause minimal damage to the land and pose few threats to the land or people downstream, some fires result in damage that requires special efforts to reduce impacts afterwards. Loss of vegetation exposes soil to erosion; water run-off may increase and cause flooding, soil and rock may move downstream.  

The BAER Team is continuing its post-fire risk assessment of the Tiger Fire.  The National Weather Service is remaining in contact with the BAER Team and the fire scar has recently received high levels of precipitation that is expected to continue over the weekend...

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Museum Flood Area: Friday evening update
7/23/2021 - 7:07 pm
Coconino County | Flagstaff | Museum Flood area | flooding | sandbags | sandbag locations | debris flows | flood waters

Below is a summary of today’s activities by the Coconino County Flood Control District and City of Flagstaff related to the Museum Flood Area. 

Today’s Rain Events & Impacts: There was widespread rain across northern Arizona throughout this afternoon, however, the Museum Fire burn scar did not experience significant rainfall.  

Weather Forecast: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue this evening and tonight, with a continued threat of locally heavy rain and flooding over and downstream of the Museum Fire burn scar....

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US Route 191 closure due to dangerous conditions
7/23/2021 - 2:43 pm
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests | Arizona Department of Transportation | burn scars | debris flow | flooding | Baer Fire

Arizona Department of Transportation has closed a section of US Route 191 beginning at 2:00pm Friday, July 23rd, and is expected to reopen on Sunday, July 25th at 8:00am.

Due to a combination of high intensity burn scars from the 2021 Bear Fire and the immediate forecast for heavy rains, ADOT is closing portions of US Route 191 to through traffic in the Rose Peak area between mileposts 204 and 207. Large debris flows and flooding in this area is possible and present dangerous conditions to travelers.

Updates are available on the ADOT Traveler Information page at az511.com.

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Museum Flood Area: evening update
7/22/2021 - 9:05 pm
Museum | flood | area | Flagstaff | Coconino | County | shelter | debris | fire | sandbags

 Below is a summary of today’s activities by the Coconino County Flood Control District and City of Flagstaff related to the Museum Flood Area.

Storm Activity:  The National Weather Service is forecasting increased thunderstorm activity with chances of significant rainfall Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Thunderstorm cells were on the edge of the western section of the Museum burn scar today (with approximately 1.2” of rain). As a result, only the western tributary of the Spruce Wash flowed. In contrast to previous events, the channels and mitigation efforts kept...

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