{"id":76003,"date":"2025-10-08T16:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=76003"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:54:32","slug":"october-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/october-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring northern Arizona this weekend? Know before you go."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/fgz\/\">National Weather Service<\/a> has issued a Flood Watch for much of Northern and Central Arizona, including Coconino County, from Thursday afternoon through Saturday evening. Heavy rainfall is expected and may lead to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flash flooding in washes and low-lying areas<\/li>\n<li>Rapid rises in creeks and streams<\/li>\n<li>Muddy, impassable dirt roads and trails<\/li>\n<li>Dangerous driving conditions especially at low-water crossings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Stay informed <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re commuting locally or traveling, these tools can help you stay alert to changing conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NAU Safe<\/strong>\u2013Stay informed about campus emergencies, weather closures, and safety updates. NAU shares timely alerts to help keep our Lumberjack community safe and prepared. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/nausafe\/\">NAU Safe | Information Technology Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Coconino County Emergency Alerts<\/strong>\u2013Get timely updates on local hazards such as wildfires, road closures, and National Weather Service alerts\u2014including Grand Canyon River Flood Warnings. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart911.com\">https:\/\/www.smart911.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>AZ 511<\/strong>\u2013Check real-time road closures, traffic and weather conditions, including updates for state and national parks. Call 511 or visit their website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.az511.gov\">https:\/\/www.az511.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cell service is limited in many remote areas. Before you head out, check alerts, plan your route and let someone know your travel plans.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for helping to promote a culture of preparedness across our university community. If you have any questions about emergency preparedness, contact the NAU Office of Emergency Management at <a href=\"mailto:askNAUPD@nau.edu\">askNAUPD@nau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/october-weather\/\">The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for much of Northern and Central Arizona, including Coconino County, from Thursday afternoon through Saturday evening. Heavy rainfall is expected and may lead to: Flash flooding in washes and low-lying areas Rapid rises in creeks and streams Muddy, impassable dirt roads and trails Dangerous driving conditions&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editors"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76003\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}