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Heavy rainfall caused river overflow and flooding in northern Arizona on Thursday, February 14. Water levels in Sedona’s Oak Creek Canyon crested over 12 feet, the highest since 2004, according ...
The body of a 33-year-old woman who was swept away in flash flooding at the Grand Canyon has been discovered, according to the National Park Service. Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Arizona, had been ...
Depending on exactly where the plume of moisture from Hilary extends, flash flooding could occur in Phoenix and Flagstaff, Arizona, as well as part of the Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas.
Oak Creek, a tributary of the Verde River, flows along the bottom of the canyon, and is one of the few perennial streams in the high desert region of northern Arizona. Oak Creek is largely responsible for carving the modern Oak Creek Canyon, although movement along the Oak Creek Fault, a 30-mile (48 km) long north–south normal fault line, is thought to have played a role as well.
After one week of widespread rainfall over southeastern Arizona, extensive flooding began to occur. Mount Lemmon saw a 7-day rainfall total of 11.10 inches (282 mm); Rillito Creek near the Catalina Mountains conveyed a record flow of 30,000 cu ft/s (850 m 3 /s). Other streams in the area also saw record flooding, and the Santa Cruz River ...
Unlike the Arizona rainfall record, this record still stands today. [9] When the rains of Norma caused the San Juan River to flood its banks, a size of 1,090 m 3 was obtained, making this the largest flood of the San Juan since 1962, when the Navajo Dam was completed. The most runoff from the storm was downstream from the reservoir. [10]
A search is underway for an Arizona woman swept away by a flash flood at Grand National Park.. The National Park Service is still looking for 33-year-old Chenoa Nickerson, who fell into a Havasu ...
Lightning crackled offshore as a blustery Pacific storm crossed the San Diego coast and pushed eastward through desert areas into Arizona early Friday after flooding communities northwest of Los ...