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Flood Warning issued November 1 at 8:06PM MST until November 2 at

Affecting Apache, AZ; Navajo, AZ

In effect until: Nov 2, 2026, 3:00 PM

Apache, AZ; Navajo, AZ

Likely impact across 2 counties in AZ; effects through 3:00 PM.

Avoid flooded areas. Move to higher ground if water is rising near you.

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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Navajo County in north central Arizona...
Apache County in northeastern Arizona...

* WHEN...Until 800 AM MST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Roads are closed and impassable due to flooding. Deadly
flooding over low-water crossings.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 803 PM MST, several roads across Navajo Nation remain closed
due to flood damage. Water levels also remained elevated along
Chinle Creek near Canyon de Chelly. Flooding is already occurring
in the warned area.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Dinnebito Wash, Laguna Creek, Wide Ruin Wash, Canyon del, Chinle
Creek, Teec Nos Pos Wash, Wheatfields Creek, Kinlichee Creek,
Greasewood Wash, and Bonito Creek.
- For Chinle Creek at Chinle:
At 7:00pm MST the stage was 3.86 feet.
Flood Stage is 4.0 feet.
Impacts:
At 3.6 feet: Chinle Creek becomes impassable to recreational
vehicles.
At 4.0 feet: Water begins to encroach upon structures just
upstream of the Highway 64 bridge near the Canyon de Chelly
welcome center.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chinle, Fort Defiance, Window Rock, Many Farms, Lukachukai,
Tsaile, St. Michaels, Sanders, Houck, Round Rock, Dennehotso,
Chilchinbeto, Rough Rock, Teec Nos Pos, Sawmill, Red Mesa, Del
Muerto, Black Mesa, Querino and Rock Point.
- This includes the following highways...
Highway 160 between mile markers 401 and 470. Interstate 40
between mile markers 323 and 359. Highway 191 161 between mile
markers 367 and 368. State Route 264 between mile markers 455 and
475. Highway 191 between mile markers 374 and 390...and between
mile markers 438 and 510.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™