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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
919 AM MST WED SEP 30 2026
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COCONINO AZ-NAVAJO AZ-
919 AM MST WED SEP 30 2026 /1019 AM MDT WED SEP 30 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM MST /130 AM MDT/ THURSDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IN...
COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1230 AM MST /130 AM MDT/ TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IS OCCURRING.
FURTHER RISES IN THE WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. DEADLY FLOODING
OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 911 AM MST /1011 AM MDT/, RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE LITTLE
COLORADO RIVER REPORTED RISES UPSTREAM OF HOLBROOK AND WINSLOW
THIS MORNING, WITH FLOODING EXPECTED DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS HOLBROOK,
WINSLOW, AND BIRD SPRINGS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
- 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...
WINSLOW, HOLBROOK, HIBBARD, MANILA, JOSEPH CITY, SUNRISE, LEUPP,
AND JACKRABBIT.
- FOR LITTLE COLORADO AT JOSEPH CITY:
AT 8:30AM MST /9:30AM MDT/ THE STAGE WAS 6.13 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
FORECAST: A CREST OF 6.53 FEET IS EXPECTED AT 1:00PM MST /2:00PM
MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
IMPACTS:
AT 7.5 FEET: POTENTIAL DOWNSTREAM LOWLAND OVERFLOW.
- FOR LITTLE COLORADO AT WINSLOW:
AT 9:00AM MST /10:00AM MDT/ THE STAGE WAS 17.83 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
FORECAST: A CREST OF 19.18 FEET IS EXPECTED AT 5:00PM MST /6:00PM
MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
IMPACTS:
AT 17.0 FEET: DOWNSTREAM, THE APPROACHES TO THE BRIDGE OVER THE
RIVER ON ROUTE 71 NEAR BIRD SPRINGS WILL FLOOD, AND LEUPP WILL BE
WITHIN 3 FEET OF FLOODING PROBLEMS. 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.
AT 19.0 FEET: OVERFLOW ON RIGHT BANK. WATER APPROACHES AMES ACRES
AND BUSHMAN ACRES ON LEFT BANK IN WINSLOW AREA. EROSION IS LIKELY
ON THE LEVEE ON THE LEFT BANK. DOWNSTREAM, THE APPROACHES TO THE
BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER ON ROUTE 71 NEAR BIRD SPRINGS WILL FLOOD
AND EVACUATIONS OF HOMES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 2 AND
ROUTE 71 ARE CONDUCTED.
- FOR LITTLE COLORADO AT LITTLE COLORADO RIVER AT HOLBROOK:
AT 8:30AM MST /9:30AM MDT/ THE STAGE WAS 15.29 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 15.5 FEET.
FORECAST: A CREST OF 16.24 FEET IS EXPECTED AT 12:00PM MST
/1:00PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
IMPACTS:
AT 15.5 FEET: RAILROAD BRIDGE AFFECTED. OVERFLOW ON SOUTH BANK.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS ANDCAMPGROUNDS...
HOMOLOVI STATE PARK, HUNT PARK, MCHOOD PARK, STANDIN ON THE
CORNER PARK, SACRED HEART PARK AND WINSLOW CITY PARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SWIMMING HOLES...
CLEAR CREEK RESERVOIR.
- 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 3526 11075 3517 11061 3501 11058 3499 11043
3492 11022 3492 11006 3488 11015 3489 11034
3493 11040 3493 11060 3501 11070 3512 11070
3523 11085 3526 11097 3533 11103 3535 11101
3530 11096 3530 11082
HUMPHREYS
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