Flood Warning

* WHAT...Flooding along the Little Colorado River from earlier excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...The Little Colorado River from Birdsprings to Leupp.

* WHEN...Until 900 AM MST /1000 AM MDT/ Monday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River is occurring near Birdsprings. Deadly flooding over low-water crossings.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 111 PM MST /211 PM MDT/, water levels have fallen below action stage at Winslow and will continue to fall this afternoon. However, downstream impacts will continue near Birdsprings through Monday morning. - For Little Colorado at Winslow: At 1:00pm MST /2:00pm MDT/ the stage was 16.94 feet. Flood Stage is 19.0 feet. Forecast: Water levels have fallen below action stage and will continue to fall through this afternoon. Impacts: At 17.0 feet: Downstream, the approaches to the bridge over the river on Navajo Route 71 near Birdsprings will flood, and Leupp will be within 3 feet of flooding problems. The river will crest at Navajo Route 71 approximately 18 hours after the river crests at Winslow.

- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.