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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
156 AM MST THU OCT 22 2026
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COCONINO AZ-
156 AM MST THU OCT 22 2026 /256 AM MDT THU OCT 22 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST /3 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG
MOENKOPI WASH AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER.
* WHERE...MOENKOPI WASH AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER FROM CAMERON TO
THE COLORADO RIVER CONFLUENCE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 200 PM MST /300 PM MDT/ TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF MOENKOPI WASH AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
IS OCCURRING. FURTHER RISES IN THE WATER LEVELS OF ALREADY FLOODED
CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES. DEADLY FLOODING OVER LOW-WATER
CROSSINGS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 152 AM MST /252 AM MDT/, WATER LEVELS IN MOENKOPI WASH
REMAINED ABOVE MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. ELEVATED FLOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED
ON THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMERON. WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAIN EXPECTED, FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS...
HAMBLIN WASH, BEGASHIBITO WASH, LITTLE COLORADO RIVER, MOENKOPI
WASH, BEKIHATSO WASH, FIVEMILE WASH AND SHEEP WASH.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG MOENKOPI WASH.
- FOR MOENKOPI WASH NEAR TUBA CITY:
AT 12:45AM MST /1:45AM MDT/ THE STAGE WAS 33.55 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
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 FLOODING INCLUDE...
TUBA CITY, MOENKOPI, LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK AND
SALT TRAIL CANYON.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS ANDCAMPGROUNDS...
BLUE WATER BASE CAMP AND OLD FISH CAMP SITE.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY! THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND WASHES ARE
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE DURING ANY FLOODING EVENT.
LAT...LON 3588 11144 3595 11168 3617 11171 3618 11180
3620 11180 3620 11171 3618 11169 3607 11164
3598 11166 3590 11144 3599 11143 3608 11137
3617 11097 3617 11077 3614 11077 3613 11108
3610 11115 3606 11135 3598 11141 3592 11141
HUMPHREYS
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