Coconino News

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

Weather Forecast: The National Weather Service predicts increasing storm chances throughout the week. For up to date, local weather, visit https://www.weather.gov/fgz/.    

Sandbag Operations & Placement: There is currently a sandbag stockpile of 65,500 sandbags. Two properties received 380 sandbags since last Thursday through sandbag placement support. A total of 52 sandbag site placements have been completed to date for elderly and disabled in the Museum Flood area. 

Approximately 650,000 to 700,000 sandbags have been placed since the Museum Fire (2019). Pre-filled and self-fill sandbags continue to be available to both the stations (South parking lot of Coconino High School at 2801 N Izabel and Coconino County Health and Human Services at 2625 King Street). 

Flood Mitigation Site Assessments: Request a site assessment by contacting the Call Center at 928-679-8525 if you are experiencing one or more of the following:   

• Floodwater has overtopped your sandbags or other mitigation measures   
• The flow of floodwater was not mitigated by your current sandbag walls   
• Mitigation employed by adjacent property owners is impacting your home 

Debris Removal:  At this time, there are four outstanding debris removal requests. Debris removal support is only provided by volunteers and will be scheduled as volunteers are available.   

Operations:  

• Work continues on the NRCS Exigency Project in Mt. Elden Estates. 

Call Center:  Seven calls were received between August 6 and , with 498 total calls since the beginning of the flooding.   

Below is important information for residents of the Museum Flood Area and those who experienced monsoonal flooding:

SHELTER IN PLACE: During flood events, residents should shelter in place. Have a Stay Kit ready. 

DEBRIS ON PROPERTY: If you have debris on your property, then you should move the debris to the street if you are able -- only when the water has stopped flowing. This will help County and City Public Works crews remove the debris with their heavy equipment.  

PARKED CARS: If you live on one of the streets that has debris as a result of the flood, then please do not park your car on the streets.  

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