More than an inch of rain fell in Sedona and the Verde Valley on Wednesday night, combining with warm temperatures and high levels of snowmelt to produce widespread flooding.

Water levels in Oak Creek rose by an estimated nine feet, while the Verde River rose by as much as 15 to 20 feet in some areas and Wet Beaver Creek peaked at 13 feet above its usual level.

Beginning at 3:40 p.m., Sedona police began going door-to-door along Brewer Road and side streets, warning residents to be prepared to leave if rising water levels reached their properties. The city directed residents to the city maintenance yard, the Uptown parking lot and Sedona United Methodist Church if they needed to fill sandbags. They also conducted pet welfare checks.

At 6:01 p.m., the city announced that residents of Trails End Drive, Trails End Lane, Blackhawk Lane, Newcastle Lane, Oak Creek Mobilodge, Copper Cliffs Drive, Copper Cliffs Lane, Sycamore Road, The Villas at Poco Diablo Resort, the Center for the New Age, the Rancho Sedona RV park and the houses north of Rancho Sedona RV Park along Bear Wallow Lane should evacuate immediately if they had not already left.

Residents were directed to the nearest emergency shelter, which is Camp Verde Middle School. Yavapai County officials also issued an evacuation order for Verde Lakes and parts of Rimrock.

A series of landslides in Oak Creek Canyon closed State Route 89A north of Sedona as far as Interstate 17. As of Thursday morning, the highway was expected to reopen by 6 p.m. on Thursday evening. Evacuation orders in Sedona had also been lifted by that time.

As of Thursday, Sedona had received between 9.24 and 10.83 inches of precipitation for the year to date, substantially above the average of 5.46 inches for this time of year.