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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
835 PM MST WED SEP 30 2026
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COCONINO AZ-NAVAJO AZ-
835 PM MST WED SEP 30 2026 /935 PM MDT WED SEP 30 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST /8 AM MDT/ THURSDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IN...
COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 700 AM MST /800 AM MDT/ TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IS OCCURRING.
FURTHER RISES IN THE WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. FLOODING OVER
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 831 PM MST /931 PM MDT/, RIVER GAUGES REMAIN ELEVATED THIS
EVENING WITH THE GAUGE AT WINSLOW REMAINING ABOVE ACTION STAGE.
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM AS ELEVATED FLOWS
CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH WINSLOW AND BIRD SPRINGS THIS 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, SUNRISE, LEUPP, AND BIRD SPRINGS.
- FOR LITTLE COLORADO AT WINSLOW:
AT 8:00PM MST /9:00PM MDT/ THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
FORECAST: CRESTED AND FALLING.
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.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS ANDCAMPGROUNDS...
HOMOLOVI STATE PARK CAMPGROUND, 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 3510 11060 3501 11058
3496 11063 3501 11070 3512 11070 3516 11075
3523 11085 3526 11097 3533 11103 3535 11101
3530 11096 3530 11082
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