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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.  

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.  

 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.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is providing information that some areas in Pinal County may have periods of heavy rain sometime today through Saturday. Flash flooding or areal flooding may be possible. Pinal County is urging all Pinal County residents to be prepared and plan ahead. "Please prepare yourself and your family for the potential of flooding. Just a few inches of water can cause significant damage to homes and property," states Flood Control Section Chief Joshua Plumb.

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.

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 a particularly increased chance of significant rainfall Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Thunderstorm cells missed the Museum burn scar today. 

Sandbag Operations: 3,200 sandbags were produced and delivered to both the stations and to supply sandbagging placement operations for the elderly and disabled.  

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 through Thursday with particularly increased chance of significant rainfall Wednesday and Thursday this week. Thunderstorm cells missed the Museum burn scar today. 

Sandbag Stations: 

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 through Thursday with particularly increased chance of significant rainfall between Tuesday and Thursday this week. Although major thunderstorms were expected today, the thunderstorm cells missed the burn scar.

Elden Lookout Road (Forest Road 557) was closed to motor vehicles on Wednesday due to post-fire flooding, and the Forest Service is asking the public to refrain from recreating, mountain biking and walking or hiking along the road at all.

Heavy equipment and dozers are operating on FR 557 to clear debris from drains but experiencing a high number of people recreating along the road. With dozer operators having limited visibility from the cab, this can create a safety issue and hinders operators from conducting quick and efficient clearing of drains.

The following email was sent to Museum Flood Area residents this evening:

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.