Flash Flood Warning for Coconino, Gila and Navajo Counties, Arizona

Ended at 5:54 PM MST.

Issued by the National Weather Service in Flagstaff at 10:07 AM MST, Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Places in the warning: Cibecue, Young, Cibecue Airport, Chediski Peak, Brushy Top Mountain, Pendleton Mesa, Grasshopper Butte, Sierra Ancha Wilderness, Cibeque Falls, Buck Peak, Buck Mountain and Valley View Point.

The Weather Service's text

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona...

Until 600 PM MST Sunday.

At 1007 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

This includes the following highways... State Route 260 near mile marker 284. State Route 288 between mile markers 273 and 311.

This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Gentry Campground, Airplane Flat Campground, Reynolds Creek Campground, Rose Creek Campground, Coon Creek Campground, Colcord Ridge Campground, Forest Road 9512E Camping Area, Upper Canyon Creek Campground, Valentine Ridge Campground and Elks Youth Camp.

This includes the following swimming holes... Cibeque Falls.

This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Foot Canyon, Canyon Creek, Deer Springs Canyon, Bear Creek, Day School Wash, V Eighteen Wash, Chevelon Canyon, Oak Creek, C One Wash, Jumpoff Canyon, Spring Creek, Cibecue Creek, Salt Creek, Mud Creek, Black Canyon and Carrizo Creek.

What to do

Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.

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.