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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
431 PM MST WED OCT 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE MOENKOPI WASH IN...
COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM MST /1100 PM MDT/.
* AT 431 PM MST /531 PM MDT/, A RIVER GAUGE ON THE MOENKOPI WASH
REMAINS IN MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE MOENKOPI WASH.
SOURCE...RIVER GAUGE REPORTED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE
MOENKOPI WASH.
* FOR MOENKOPI WASH AT MOENKOPI WASH NEAR TUBA CITY:
AT 1:45PM MST /2:45PM MDT/ THE STAGE WAS 31.82 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
FORECAST: A CREST OF 30.97 FEET IS EXPECTED AT 3:00PM MST /4:00PM
MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
IMPACTS:
AT 27.0 FEET: AT 27.0 FEET WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH ON HOMES IN
LOWER MOENKOPI VILLAGE AND FLOODS CROP FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
TUBA CITY AND MOENKOPI.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 318 AND 321. U.S. HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 476 AND 478. STATE ROUTE 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 323
AND 324.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS...
MOENKOPI WASH, LITTLE COLORADO RIVER, HAMBLIN WASH, BEGASHIBITO
WASH AND FIVEMILE WASH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DITCHES
IN THE MOENKOPI WASH. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED
ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN PLACES. IF
YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.
LAT...LON 3588 11144 3589 11145 3593 11143 3599 11143
3608 11137 3611 11127 3612 11116 3615 11109
3617 11097 3617 11077 3614 11077 3614 11097
3613 11108 3610 11115 3609 11127 3606 11135
3598 11141 3592 11141
FLASH FLOOD...RIVER GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
BERNHART
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