Navajo Nation Communities Still Without Power, Water After Historic Floods
Muddy roads are slowing repairs, and leaders in Rock Point warn another storm could be as severe.
Muddy roads are slowing repairs, and leaders in Rock Point warn another storm could be as severe.
Showers and storms arrive Friday, with widespread rain Sunday that could cause flooding, forecasters say.
At least a couple hundred people have been rescued around Farmington, and the San Juan River also flooded parts of the Navajo Nation.
The man had been in the backcountry for a week and sent a final plea for help before his phone died.
Moenkopi Wash topped 33 feet Thursday, nearly 5 feet above major flood stage, and Coconino County rushed 20,000 sandbags to Lower Moenkopi.
Deputies found the SUV about 150 feet downstream with four people on top and guided a DPS helicopter to them.
Navajo emergency crews used an all-terrain SHERP vehicle to reach seven families cut off by water.
About 65 campers and hosts at Cave Springs Campground were cut off since Sunday when rain pushed Oak Creek to roughly five times its normal flow.
First Alert Weather Days run Saturday through Monday, with possible localized flooding and gusts up to 50 mph.