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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
451 PM MST WED SEP 13 2023
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHEVELON CREEK AND BLACK CANYON CREEK IN
COCONINO COUNTY AND NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 1100 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* AT 443 PM MST, VERY HEAVY RAIN FELL THIS AFTERNOON IN THE BLACK
CANYON AND CHEVELON CANYON DRAINAGES FROM JUST NORTH OF HEBER AND
ARIPINE WESTWARD. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL FLOW NORTH ALONG
CHEVELON CREEK TO NEAR THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE LITTLE COLORADO
RIVER THROUGH THE EVENING. BETWEEN 1 AND 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. FLASH FLOODING IS
ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-WATER
CROSSINGS, CREEKS, NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ROADS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
HEBER-OVERGAARD AND CHEVELON CROSSING CAMPGROUND.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
STATE ROUTE 377 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8.
STATE ROUTE 277 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 311 AND 317.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS...
CHEVELON CANYON, BLACK CANYON, DAY WASH, WEST CHEVELON CANYON,
PHOENIX PARK WASH, POTATO WASH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
GET OUT OF WASHES AND CREEKS IF YOU ARE CAMPING OR HIKING! FLOODING
IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT AND WILL INUNDATE AREA DRAINAGES.
LAT...LON 3467 11089 3471 11078 3477 11068 3483 11061
3491 11056 3491 11050 3482 11051 3479 11057
3464 11056 3454 11035 3442 11040 3452 11071
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
JJ
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