monsoon season

The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management has declared a state of emergency due to flooding from recent monsoon rains. The declaration will allow local chapters to access additional resources to help mitigate the impacts of heavy rainfall and widespread flooding.

Fire restrictions have lifted on the Coconino National Forest, and several areas that were closed due to extreme wildfire risk are now open to the public again. The lessening fire risk is due to the arrival of the monsoon season, on the heels of several disastrous wildfires that destroyed homes and displaced families. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with Coconino National Forest fire staff officer James Pettit about the decision-making process used to determine if the forest should be shut down.

The city of Flagstaff this week began construction work to improve drainage in neighborhoods within the Museum Fire flood zone.

Cities across the U.S. Southwest logged impressive rainfall totals this summer, bringing much-needed but temporary relief to a region that's been mired in…

This year’s wet monsoon in Arizona is contributing to a record-high season for the West Nile virus, which is spread through mosquito bites, health…

The second-driest winter on record in the Salt River Project’s watershed was followed by a monsoon that the water and power utility said was the…

President Joe Biden on Monday approved Arizona’s request to declare a major disaster over monsoon flooding two months ago so the state can get emergency…

Hopi law enforcement officials are investigating the death of a man who was swept away by floodwaters. Authorities say two other people have been rescued…

It’s Wednesday, July 28. Monsoon activity in northern Arizona has far outpaced precipitation in the 2020 season, according to figures released this…

A strong monsoon pattern is expected to impact much of the state through at least late Saturday night. County officials across central and northern…