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Thunder Storm/Lightning Safety

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FLAGSTAFF — Outdoor enthusiasts should be aware of the dangers that may come with monsoons. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and the US Forest Service want visitors to enjoy their time on the forests and encourage visitors planning a trip to the area to “Know Before You Go”

Lightning: What You Need to Know

  • NO PLACE outside is safe when thunderstorms are in the area
  • If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you
  • When you hear thunder, immediately move to safe shelter: a substantial building with electricity or plumbing or an enclosed, metal-topped vehicle with windows up
  • Stay in safe shelter at least 30 minutes after you hear the last sound of thunder

Last Resort Outdoor Risk Reduction Tips

If you are caught outside with no safe shelter anywhere nearby the following actions may reduce your risk:

  • Immediately get off elevated areas such as hills, mountain ridges or peaks
  • Never lie flat on the ground
  • Never shelter under an isolated tree
  • Never use a cliff or rocky overhang for shelter
  • Immediately get out and away from ponds, lakes and other bodies of water
  • Stay away from objects that conduct electricity (barbed wire fences, power lines, windmills, etc.)

Forecast weather conditions can be found at the National Weather Service webpage http://www.nws.noaa.gov/.

Flagstaff wants residents to prepare for monsoon season

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The monsoon will soon be upon us and the City’s Stormwater Management Section would like to make you aware of precautions and services provided by the City.

• Streets flood quickly! A car can float in as little as a foot of water! Do not cross flooded areas! Respect all barricades.
• If you see, or experience, a flooding emergency, please call 911.
• For non-emergency flooding concerns, please call 213-2100 or the Streets Section at 774-1605.
• Please do not leave trash cans, trash and debris in any area subject to flooding. It will float downstream and plug up stormdrains.
• If your property or home is impacted by flooding, the Stormwater Management Section will investigate the cause and may be able to help. Please contact Chris Kirkendall to report property flooding concerns at 213-2473.
• The City of Flagstaff operates a small network of radio-telemetered gauges that transmit rainfall and streamflow information in real-time (as it occurs). If you would like to see this information for the various locations in the City, plus the rain gauges in the Schultz burn area, go to:

www.jefullerdata.com/ADWR/Flagstaff/mapfs.html

• Sandbags can be obtained for free in the parking lot east of the baseball fields at Thorpe Athletic Center. The parking lot is accessed from North Aztec St. Although there are some prepared sandbags stacked and available, unfortunately, this sandbag filling area is not manned & people will need to fill their own sandbags if there is not an immediate supply of filled bags available.

Let’s make this a safe monsoon season!