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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
912 AM MST WED JUL 22 2026
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COCONINO AZ-
912 AM MST WED JUL 22 2026 /1012 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LAST NIGHT WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG THE MOENKOPI WASH, FROM MOENKOPI
THROUGH THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER. ELEVATED FLOW IS EXPECTED IN
THE COLORADO RIVER BETWEEN RIVER MILES 61 AND 69.
* WHERE...COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 600 PM MST /700 PM MDT/ TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. FURTHER RISES IN THE WATER LEVELS OF ALREADY FLOODED
CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 858 AM MST /958 AM MDT/, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
FLOODING AT THE MOENKOPI WASH IN MOENKOPI VILLAGE. EVACUATIONS
ARE ONGOING. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIVER GAUGE AT MOENKOPI CONTINUES
TO RISE AND IS EXCEEDING MAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS...
COLORADO RIVER, LITTLE COLORADO RIVER, AND MOENKOPI WASH.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
TUBA CITY, MOENKOPI, LOUISE YELLOWMAN COUNTY PARK, LITTLE
COLORADO RIVER NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK, RARE METALS AND SALT TRAIL
CANYON.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 312 AND 327. U.S. HIGHWAY 89
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 476 AND 479. THE COLORADO RIVER BETWEEN
RIVER MILES 61 AND 69. STATE ROUTE 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 322
AND 325.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS ANDCAMPGROUNDS...
BLUE WATER BASE CAMP, 60 MILE LEDGE CAMP SITE, OLD FISH CAMP
SITE, ABOVE LCR CAMP SITE, BELOW LCR CAMP SITE, ABOVE CRASH
CANYON CAMP SITE, CRASH CANYON CAMP SITE, HOPI SALT MINE CAMP
SITE, CARBON CAMP SITE, LAVA CANYON CAMP SITE, PALISADES CAMP
SITE, ABOVE ESPEJO CAMP SITE, ESPEJO CAMP SITE, COMANCHE CAMP
SITE, UPPER TANNER CAMP SITE, TANNER CAMP SITE AND BELOW TANNER
RAPID CAMP SITE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SWIMMING HOLES...
BLUE WATER BASE CAMP.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN PLACES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER
FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.
LAT...LON 3614 11077 3607 11133 3599 11140 3591 11141
3587 11145 3595 11170 3607 11170 3616 11173
3617 11179 3608 11181 3610 11185 3622 11180
3620 11166 3605 11162 3599 11164 3592 11144
3600 11143 3610 11137 3616 11110 3617 11077
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