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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
206 AM MST THU AUG 22 2024
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KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JACOB LAKE, FREDONIA, SUPAI, GRAND CANYON
VILLAGE, LEES FERRY, VALLE, NORTH RIM, AND PAGE
206 AM MST THU AUG 22 2024 /306 AM MDT THU AUG 22 2024/
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, THE COCONINO PLATEAU, GRAND CANYON, KAIBAB PLATEAU, AND
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN CREEKS, NORMALLY DRY
WASHES, SWIMMING HOLES, AND OVER RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. RAGING
KILLER CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SIDE CANYONS AND NARROW SLOT
CANYONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MONSOON MOISTURE IS INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA, RAISING THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
THUNDERSTORMS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
- VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
FLOOD SAFETY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAVE A WAY TO RECEIVE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
CONSIDER CHANGING YOUR PLANS IF YOU WERE GOING TO HIKE, BOAT, OR
PADDLEBOARD TO A SLOT CANYON OR NORMALLY DRY WASH. IF YOU DO STILL
DECIDE TO RECREATE, CHECK IN AT A NEARBY VISITOR CENTER OR RANGER
STATION.
HUMPHREYS
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