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Flood Warning

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Coconino, AZ; Navajo, AZ

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday continues.
* WHERE...The Little Colorado River from Winslow to Leupp.
* WHEN...Until midnight MST Saturday Night /100 AM MDT Sunday/.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 750 PM MST /850 PM MDT/, Elevated flow continues near Winslow to Leupp. Elevated flow is forecast to continue through at least Saturday evening. - For Little Colorado at Winslow: At 7:00pm MST /8:00pm MDT/ the stage was 18.06 feet. Flood Stage is 19.0 feet. Forecast: A crest near 18 feet is expected at 8:00pm MST /9:00pm MDT/ Friday. Impacts: At 17.0 feet: Downstream, the approaches to the bridge over the river on Navajo Route 71 near Bird Springs 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. Minor lowland overflow on right bank at Winslow. At 18.0 feet: Flow above this level for approximately 6 hours or more may cause erosion to the levee and eventual leakage or failure. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Leupp, Birdsprings, Bushman Acres, Homolovi Ruins State Park. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Instructions

Stay away or be swept away! The banks of rivers are unstable and unsafe during any flooding event.
Low water crossings will become dangerous. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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