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Flash Flood Warning
ActiveGraham, AZ; Greenlee, AZ
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
At 219 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Safford, Clifton, Solomon, Morenci, San Jose, Safford Regional Airport, Roper Lake State Park, Duncan, York, Franklin, Guthrie, Three Way and Swift Trail Junction.
This includes the following highways... Route 78 between mile markers 155 and 174. Route 191 between mile markers 93 and 115...and between mile markers 131 and 176. Route 75 between mile markers 379 and 398. Route 70 between mile markers 342 and 385. Route 266 between mile markers 105 and 113.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Ward Canyon Rd.
There are multiple flash flood reports ongoing.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Data from the National Weather Service
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