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Flash flood warning for Sedona and Oak Creek corridor until evening

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Yavapai College relayed a Yavapai County OEM / NWS Flagstaff flash flood warning covering Yavapai and Coconino counties including Sedona and Oak Creek.

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Yavapai College
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Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

Confirmed wording is transcribed character-for-character from a primary source. Use Verify this quote under each message to open that source in a new tab and compare the text yourself.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management in partnership with the National Weather Service: FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 730 PM MST. * At 430 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over Sedona. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly within the city of Sedona and through Oak Creek from Sedona to Cornville. HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sedona, Schuerman Mountain Trailhead, Pyramid Moutain Trailhead, Baldwin Crossing, Crescent Moon Ranch, Buddha Beach/Red Rock Crossing, Cathedral Rock Ranch, Cathedral Rock, Thunder Mountain Trailhead, West Sedona, Chimney Rock, Sedona Airport, Little Horse Trailhead, Doe Mtn and Bear Mtn Trailheads, Mescal Trailhead, Bell Rock Trailhead, Devils Bridge Trailhead, Soldier Pass Trailhead, Page Springs and Seven Sacred Pools. This includes the following swimming holes... Midgely Bridge, Buddha Beach "Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch and Mormons Crossing. This includes the following highways... State Route 179 between mile markers 310 and 313. State Route 89A between mile markers 367 and 376. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Dry Creek, Oak Creek, Spring Creek and Turkey Creek. NWS: FLASH FLOOD WARNING this area til 7:30 PM MST. Avoid flooded areas. National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 7:30 PM MST. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
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Yavapai College Rave RSS (yavapai/channel1)getrave.comfind archived copies
Dual independent Rave RSS fetch 2026-08-10. SPN 523.
pubDate 2024-06-23T23:31:49Z; MST applied (June).
Thread checked N/A (RSS single product). Product is county OEM/NWS relay via campus Rave tenant.
Distinct incident from 2025-03-13-yavapai-college-multi-day-full-closure and 2026-02-20-yavapai-college-winter-storm-delay-then-close: flash flood vs winter weather products.
Pyramid Moutain spelling preserved from NWS source text.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management in partnership with the National Weather Service: FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 730 PM MST. * At 430 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over Sedona. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly within the city of Sedona and through Oak Creek from Sedona to Cornville. HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sedona, Schuerman Mountain Trailhead, Pyramid Moutain Trailhead, Baldwin Crossing, Crescent Moon Ranch, Buddha Beach/Red Rock Crossing, Cathedral Rock Ranch, Cathedral Rock, Thunder Mountain Trailhead, West Sedona, Chimney Rock, Sedona Airport, Little Horse Trailhead, Doe Mtn and Bear Mtn Trailheads, Mescal Trailhead, Bell Rock Trailhead, Devils Bridge Trailhead, Soldier Pass Trailhead, Page Springs and Seven Sacred Pools. This includes the following swimming holes... Midgely Bridge, Buddha Beach "Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch and Mormons Crossing. This includes the following highways... State Route 179 between mile markers 310 and 313. State Route 89A between mile markers 367 and 376. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Dry Creek, Oak Creek, Spring Creek and Turkey Creek. NWS: FLASH FLOOD WARNING this area til 7:30 PM MST. Avoid flooded areas. National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 7:30 PM MST. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Yavapai County OEM and NWS partnership branding identifies the sender relay. (supported by the alert language)
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Flash Flood Warning is the named hazard. (supported by the alert language)
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Yavapai/Coconino counties and Sedona/Oak Creek are named. (supported by the alert language)
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Avoid flooded areas and do not attempt to travel is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Until 7:30 PM MST is a time cue. (supported by the alert language)
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Life-threatening language conveys severity. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Life-threatening language conveys severity. (supported by the alert language)

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

Yavapai College hosts a Rave feed that includes county OEM/NWS flash-flood products; public feed at getrave.com/rss/yavapai/channel1.
Analysis

Key Findings

Long-form NWS flash-flood relay through campus Rave with avoid-flooded-areas and no-travel guidance.
Outcome
Flash flood warning in effect until 7:30 PM MST with avoid-flooded-areas guidance.
Provenance

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    Yavapai Rave RSS flash flood warning
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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Yavapai College: Flash flood warning for Sedona and Oak Creek corridor until evening." Incident of June 23, 2024. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/yavapai-college-flash-flood-warning-sedona-oak-creek-2024-06-23/

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