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FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona... * Until 800 AM MST. * At 206 AM MST, a river gauge on the Little Colorado River has rapidly risen above Moderate flood stage due to upstream heavy rain fall. Further rises to above Major flood stages are expected shortly, with flooding impacts to Ames Acres and Bushman Acres in Winslow. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...River gauge reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * For Little Colorado at Winslow: At 1:00am MST the stage was 23.05 feet. Flood Stage is 19.0 feet. Forecast: A crest over 40 feet is possible by 1:00pm MST Tuesday. Impacts: At 22.0 feet: Lowland flooding on right bank. Damage on left bank to Ames Acres and Bushman Acres in the event of levee failure. At 25.0 feet: Levee is overtopped. Major flooding of portions of Winslow including Ames Acres and Bushman Acres. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Winslow, Leupp, Birdsprings, Sunrise, Bushman Acres and Homolovi Ruins State Park. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Homolovi State Park Campground. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Little Colorado River. Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.
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Coconino, AZ; Navajo, AZ · 35.165°, -110.768°
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- Coconino, AZ; Navajo, AZ
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FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona... * Until 800 AM MST. * At 206 AM MST, a river gauge on the Little Colorado River has rapidly risen above Moderate flood stage due to upstream heavy rain fall. Further rises to above Major flood stages are expected shortly, with flooding impacts to Ames Acres and Bushman Acres in Winslow. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...River gauge reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * For Little Colorado at Winslow: At 1:00am MST the stage was 23.05 feet. Flood Stage is 19.0 feet. Forecast: A crest over 40 feet is possible by 1:00pm MST Tuesday. Impacts: At 22.0 feet: Lowland flooding on right bank. Damage on left bank to Ames Acres and Bushman Acres in the event of levee failure. At 25.0 feet: Levee is overtopped. Major flooding of portions of Winslow including Ames Acres and Bushman Acres. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Winslow, Leupp, Birdsprings, Sunrise, Bushman Acres and Homolovi Ruins State Park. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Homolovi State Park Campground. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Little Colorado River. Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.