on september 24, arizona governor jane dee hull activated an emergency response center to prepare the state's response to the flash flooding the storm would cause on the dry desert floor, and yuma residents began to fill approximately 55,000 sandbags to contain the possible flooding. hull also activated the state's national guard, and sent drinking water and electric generators to yuma. farther inland, the national weather service issued flash flood watches for western arizona, southeastern california, southwestern colorado, southern nevada and southern utah on september 26.