In DESPERATE need of prayers!

[azsnowman]

Thank you for all the prayers! It's STILL RAINING this early a.m. (0500 MST) not hard mind you but enough to keep flood waters running. Still too dark to access the damage but I can hear the creek just behind the house roaring........Eric, Sedona, Oak Creek has been TOTALLY devestated, I was just watching The Weather Channel, my God, those POOR people in Oak Creek and Cornville, 2 RV parks were totally wiped out AND there's yet 2 MORE systems on the horizon BOTH with MORE RAIN we need the moisture but DANG IT....WHY are these systems SO WARM???

Dennis

I saw a news video last night showing the RV's floating in the water.

Yes Stephanie, it's BAD....I mean, yeah, we got flooded but those poor people in those 2 RV parks lost EVERYTHING. Michelle and I saved our house by hauling load after load of dirt into the wee hours and building dikes around the house, THOSE people didn't stand a chance!

NOW....I was watching the local news a second ago AND, the next system tomorrow night into Saturday IS going to be ALL rain and THEN....the system for Mon thru Thurs is even BIGGER YET, let's HOPE and PRAY that some cold air is introduced into the system, if not

Dennis

[azsnowman]

And the fun continues

Flash Flood Warning

AZC017-301900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
630 AM MST THU DEC 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR..
WEST CENTRAL NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA

* UNTIL 1200 PM MST

* AT 630 AM MST...AUTOMATED STREAM GAUGES INDICATED THAT FLOODING WAS
OCCURRING ON THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR WINSLOW.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM YESTERDAYS RAIN STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE
DOWNSTREAM AND IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING ON THE LITTLE COLORADO
RIVER NEAR WINSLOW.

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER FROM NEAR
WINSLOW TOWARDS LEUPP. THE FLOOD CREST IS NOW MOVING THROUGH THE
WINSLOW AREA...AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH LEUPP BY THIS AFTERNOON.
STREAM GAUGES INDICATE THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IS RUNNING AT 19.4
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
FLAGSTAFF.

[depotoo]

am so sorry to hear that az- will be hoping and praying for the colder air for you. am glad you were able to get the dike built.

[wx247]

I just now caught this thread... (I guess I need to slow down)! Dennis... you and all the residents of hard hit Arizona are in my thoughts and prayers!!!

[Amanzi]

Dennis do you know if there is any cold air in the forecast???

I truly hope and pray you guys get the snow pack you need to ease the drought without all this terrible flooding. Lets keep our fingers and toes crossed, heck I'll even cross my eyes for you, in the hopes that the next systems quickly turn over to snow.

[isobar]

Prayers from IN also. Stay safe!

[Windsong]

I pray that the rains turn to snow for you Dennis, and that you, your family and your home stay untouched.
Denise

[Dee Bee]

I'm sorry I misssed your posts earlier, Dennis. My prayers are for safety, strength, and deliverance for you right now.

[breeze]

Oh, Dennis - I remember that winding road from Flagstaff
down to Sedona, through Oak Creek Canyon - so narrrow....
saw it on TWC - winding and narrow on a GOOD day -
would not want to do it on a bad, rainy day!

Take care, my friend! I'm praying that those raindrops
turn to snow, indeed!

[coriolis]

Dennis, I'm jumping in late as usual, but I hope you make it through this. Is this ruining your anniversary plans?

[azskyman]

Sorry to hear about so much loss of property...and now the two lives in Prescott. Hope you can hang on and ride it out. The next storms may be wet rather than white, but I doubt either will bring another 5" of rain to the high country.

Prayers are with you and all those under threat.

I've had 1/3" and finished the year at over 10" for two years in a row. But no risk where we are beyond the usual street flooding.

Take care and if the waters get too high, head to higher ground still. You are surrounded by that too!

[azsnowman]

Sorry to hear about so much loss of property...and now the two lives in Prescott. Hope you can hang on and ride it out. The next storms may be wet rather than white, but I doubt either will bring another 5" of rain to the high country.

Prayers are with you and all those under threat.

I've had 1/3" and finished the year at over 10" for two years in a row. But no risk where we are beyond the usual street flooding.

Take care and if the waters get too high, head to higher ground still. You are surrounded by that too!

Yes indeed, those 2 gentlemen in Prescott, what a tragedy. The water has all but receded and the creek, river levels are back to normal. Saw on the news this morning that some reserviors on the Salt River chain have opened up the flood gates causing flooding down there in Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa....river beds that have been dry since 1993. Let's HOPE and PRAY that these next systems are cold but it doesn't look like it

Dennis

[Skywatch_NC]

Prayers and thoughts with ALL who have been affected!
((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))

Mother Nature's EXTREMES...drought/wild fire season...blizzards...floods...the tsunamis...it's difficult to try to understand at times why these kinds of events unfold affecting so many innocent lives....

Eric