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Flash Flood Warning

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Coconino, AZ

Status In Progress Started about 4 hours ago
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... The Havasu Creek basin in... Coconino County in north central Arizona...
* Until 900 PM MST Tuesday.
* At 251 PM MST, A river gauge on Cataract Creek below Heather Wash reported a rapid rise of 2.7 feet. This rise is due to runoff from heavy rain that occurred on previous days. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Runoff from the most recent storm is producing flash flooding in and around the Havasu Creek basin.
SOURCE...River gauge reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of areas in and around the Havasu Creek basin.
* For Cataract Creek at Cataract Creek Below Heather Wash: At 1:30pm the stage was 6.4 feet. Flood Stage is 7.5 feet. Impacts: At 7.5 feet: 450 cfs flow. May cause minor flooding downstream in Supai campground 4 to 7 hours later. At 10.0 feet: 1520 cfs flow. May cause moderate flooding downstream in Suapi villago 4 to 7 hours later.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Supai, Havasupai Reservation, Little Navajo Falls, Mooney Falls and Beaver Falls.
This includes the Colorado River between river miles 157 and 158.
This includes the following swimming holes... All swimming holes on Havasu Creek near Supai.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Colorado River, Havasu Creek, Sinyella Canyon and Little Coyote Canyon.

Instructions

Campers and hikers should hustle to higher ground immediately! Stay away from creeks and washes!
Foot bridges will be washed out in Supai Campground. Some campsites will be flooded. Campers may be stranded in portions of the campground.
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