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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1227 PM MST SAT OCT 24 2026
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COCONINO AZ-NAVAJO AZ-
1227 PM MST SAT OCT 24 2026 /127 PM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /1 AM MDT/ SUNDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER FROM WINSLOW TO LEUPP.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT /100 AM MDT MONDAY/.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. DEADLY FLOODING OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1222 PM MST /122 PM MDT/, WATER LEVELS HAVE CRESTED AT WINSLOW
AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. HOWEVER,
DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE AT BIRDSPRINGS THROUGH AT LEAST
SUNDAY.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS...
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER, CANYON DIABLO WASH, JACKS CANYON, COYOTE
WASH, CLEAR CREEK AND COTTONWOOD WASH. FLOODING IS OCCURRING
ALONG THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER.
- FOR LITTLE COLORADO AT WINSLOW:
AT 12:00PM MST /1:00PM MDT/ THE STAGE WAS 18.39 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
FORECAST: THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND NOW IS FALLING.
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, SUNRISE, BUSHMAN ACRES, HOMOLOVI RUINS STATE
PARK AND CLEAR CREEK RESERVOIR.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 257 AND 258. BUSINESS
INTERSTATE 40 NEAR MILE MARKER 257. STATE ROUTE 87 NEAR MILE
MARKER 346.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS ANDCAMPGROUNDS...
HOMOLOVI STATE PARK CAMPGROUND.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3525 11075 3521 11068 3519 11067 3516 11064
3502 11064 3498 11061 3498 11064 3504 11068
3513 11068 3525 11085 3526 11091 3526 11096
3534 11103 3530 11096 3528 11079
MCCOLLUM
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