Arizona Flood Reaches Phoenix Dry Salt River Hits 52,000 CFS, Winslow Levee Under Threat

The flood from the Verde Valley has reached Phoenix: the normally dry Salt River ran more than 52,000 cubic feet per second below Granite Reef Dam on Monday, and the Little Colorado at Winslow came within about an inch of its levee. The Verde hit its highest flow since 1993, the Salt tied its record at Roosevelt Lake, a dozen-plus homes were destroyed in Camp Verde and a man died in Flagstaff. The Salt River flood warning runs until Thursday. Figures as of Monday midday, November 2, 2026 (USGS

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