'Craziest I have ever seen it': Some Yavapai Co. residents flee as rivers, creeks run high

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said there is major flooding near Rimrock, Lake Montezuma and areas along Wet Beaver Creek. Residents of Camp Verde in lower elevation areas along West Clear Creek in Verde Lakes are told to evacuate. "This is probably the craziest I have ever seen it," says Lisa Page. "This is the highest it?s been, so we have a lot of people who want to look at the river right now, and it's very interesting."

La Nina is over and El Nino could be on the way, forecasters say

The climate phenomenon is a by-product of a years-long cycle of water temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and has been in its cool phase for the past three winters -- a rare feat for an event that typically lasts for one winter, maybe two.