The 26,000-acre Pipeline Fire burned across multiple watersheds within the San Francisco Peaks, escalating the threat of post-fire flooding for several downstream neighborhoods in the Flagstaff area. Recently released flood models incorporated the data from soil burn severity analyses to predict flood patterning in severe storm conditions.
The models show that thousands of homes are likely to be impacted.
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