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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1043 AM MST WED SEP 30 2026
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APACHE AZ-NAVAJO AZ-
1043 AM MST WED SEP 30 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IN...
NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
APACHE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 200 PM MST.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IS OCCURRING.
DEADLY FLOODING OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1039 AM MST, RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER HAVE
CRESTED INTO MINOR FLOOD STAGES FROM WOODRUFF TO ST JOHNS THIS
MORNING FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL UPSTREAM. WATER LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS...
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER.
FLOODING IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE, BUT NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WOODRUFF, HUNT AND ZION RESERVOIR.
- FOR LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR WOODRUFF:
AT 10:30AM THE STAGE WAS 21.21 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 20.5 FEET.
IMPACTS:
AT 20.5 FEET: BANKFULL. PORTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL YARDS FLOODED.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY! THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND WASHES ARE
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE DURING ANY FLOODING EVENT.
LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
LAT...LON 3488 11015 3492 11006 3477 11000 3465 10957
3462 10945 3455 10946 3457 10952 3462 10981
3472 11007
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