Navajo storm history

Highway 377 between Heber and Holbrook was closed due to flooding at mile post 13 around 900 AM on March 22. Seymour's Crossing was flooded the night of March 22. A vehicle was swept downstream for about an hour. The occupants were able to reach the bank but, were separated. The …

A 54 year old man was walking along the south edge of Scott Reservoir with two other people when he was stuck and killed by lightning.

Four motorcyclist stopped on the shoulder of a roadway because of the heavy rain. One of them hid in a near by culvert. While stopped, lightning hit the ground near the three cyclists knocking them on the ground. All three were air lifted to hospitals. The woman had badly burned …

Navajo Nation Police reported Route 71 closed in Bird Springs due to flooding of the Little Colorado River.

Navajo Nation Highway Department reported, via Facebook, Navajo Route 9846 west of Dilkon was closed due to a washout. Timing is estimated and location on map is estimated.

The ADOT site located on SR-77 at 14 mile hill (AZT12) measured a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Public reported, via Facebook, a video of flooded washes and a flooded road. Time and specific location were estimated.

ADOT reported State Route 87 closed due to flooding of an underpass at milepost 342 in Winslow.

A USGS stream gauge on the Little Colorado River near Woodruff reported a 6.3 foot rise in one hour from near nearby thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall.

The stream gauge on Chevelon Creek showed a rapid rise of around 4 feet between noon and 200 PM MST. The creek return to near normal levels at around 100 AM MST on August 13.

One inch diameter hail fell in Snowflake at around 100 PM.

The Winslow Airport measured a peak wind gust of 73 MPH at 1207 AM as a result of convective activity in the area. Wind gusts were above 58 MPH between 1130 PM to 1210 AM.

One inch diameter hail was reported in Greasewood Springs.

A wind gust of 63 MPH was reported at the Winslow Airport at 823 AM.

A USGS stream gage on the Little Colorado River at Woodruff showed a rise of 6.9 feet starting at 120 PM on August 9. The flow returned to a normal level around 1000 PM on August 10. The flood started at Hoolbrook at 600 PM August and rose around 4.5 feet by 200 AM on August 10. …

Widespread standing water was seen next to State Route 77. The highway was not flooded.

Rain and rain on snow caused the The Little Colorado River in Navajo County to reach flood stage in the evening of March 22. The river gauge at Holbrook showed a sharp rise around 800 PM. The river dropped back down at that location around 800 PM on March 24. The river gauge at W…

A funnel cloud was seen over Black Mesa from both Cow Springs and Tonalea.

The Little Colorado River began to rise in Holbrook (LHB) around 300 PM on October 3. This flow started at around 4.9 feet (34 CFS) increased, and peaked around 13.5 feet (3,700 CFS) at 900 AM on October 4. The river gauge near Winslow (LCW) started increasing at 800 AM October 3…

Quarter to golf ball sized hail (one inch to 1 3/4 inch diameter) was reported just north of Holbrook.

Pictures of a funnel cloud near Joseph City and Jack Rabbit were posted on social media.

Flash flooding was reported about 10 miles north of Joseph City at the intersection of Blairs Spring Wash and North Porter Road. The dirt road was washed out by the flooding and a vehicle got stuck.

Flooding was reported about two miles west of Jeddito at the intersection of State Route 264 and BIA-9101.

Interstate 40 was closed for a time on the eastern side of Joseph City.

Pictures on Social Media showed that the road from Polacca to Low Mountain was washed out and impassable. The wash likely flooded to Tolani Lake.

A video on social media showed flooding outside of a hose near Hotevilla. Another video showed water up to the road on Route 2 just south of Kykotsmovi Village. Hopi Police reported that water covered Highway 264 for a distance of 100 yards near mile marker 369 at 725 PM MST. Ari…

Flash flooding over Highway 160 was reported (Social Media and Law Enforcement) between on Highway 160 between Tonalea, Shonto, and Tsegi. Highway 98 was flooded near Shanto Wash.

The Dilkon Chapter House received multiple reports of Tribal members calling for help because of washed out dirt roads. Indian routes 6 and 7 were flooded between Indian Wells and White Cone.

Heavy rain in Winslow caused some street flooding. Water covered the intersection of North Pope Ave and East Maple Street.

Water, sand, gravel, and rocks covered Navajo Route 60 in several locations near Castle Butte.

Six feet of water was flowing through Burnt Corn Wash.

Tees Toh Wash was flowing about 2 feet deep about one mile west of Seba Delki.

White Valley Road (N8031) was completely washed out.

Heavy rain fell just east of Snowflake with 1.22 inches reported.

Flash flooding unearthed two main water pipelines (8 and 10 inch) which had to be shut down. This left around 75 people with out flowing water in Indian Wells, Dilkon, and Seba areas.

A swift water rescue took place along Indian Route 4 by Burnt Corn Wash (about 5 miles east of Pion) where an elderly gentleman in his car was rescued.

Reports of flooding on the Hopi Nation included First Mesa, Highway 264, Polacca Wash, and other locations.

Heavy rain caused flooding over State Route 77 and Feedmill Road.

The Little Colorado River rose over 8 feet from 300 to 500 PM MST (Woodruff guage WDRA3).

A mix of dime to quarter sized hail was reported northwest of Pinetop-Lakeside.

Heavy rain fell across the upslope areas of southern Navajo County. Amounts ranged from less than an inch to 2.36 inches.

Water was flowing over a 40 foot section of Highway 87 at Mile Post 343 near Coyote Wash.

Pictures on social media show at least 10 inches of water flowing in Dinnebito Wash near Hardrock. The water had been flowing for at least 2 hours. Road going into Hardrock were not passible due to the water flowing over the roadways.

A trained spotter reported one inch diameter hail near Heber-Overgaard.

Numerous low water crossings were flooded and roads were closed due to flash flooding in the Heber area.

Hail the size of a quarter (1 inch in diameter) was reported in the community of White Cone.