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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
806 AM MST THU OCT 22 2026
AZC001-230300-
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APACHE AZ-
906 AM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...APACHE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES IS OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 857 AM MDT,A RIVER GAUGE ON CHINLE CREEK NEAR CHINLE CONTINUED
TO REPORT A STREAM LEVEL OF AROUND 3.6 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL FORECAST. AS A RESULT, FURTHER FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED
THROUGH THE DAY.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS...
MUERTO, CANYON DEL, NAZLINI WASH, SHEEP DIP CREEK, COYOTE WASH,
BLACK ROCK CANYON AND CHINLE WASH.
- FOR CHINLE CREEK AT CHINLE CREEK AT CHINLE:
AT 8:00AM THE STAGE WAS 3.58 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
IMPACTS:
AT 3.6 FEET: CHINLE CREEK BECOMES IMPASSABLE TO RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES.
AT 4.0 FEET: WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH UPON STRUCTURES JUST
UPSTREAM OF THE HIGHWAY 64 BRIDGE NEAR THE CANYON DE CHELLY
WELCOME CENTER.
AT 4.3 FEET: FLOODING TO HOMES AND RESIDENCES IN CHINLE ON LEFT
BANK DOWNSTREAM FROM HIGHWAY 64 BRIDGE.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHINLE, CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT AND MUMMY CAVE
OVERLOOK.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS ANDCAMPGROUNDS...
JUNCTION OVERLOOK, WHITE HOUSE OVERLOOK, ANTELOPE HOUSE OVERLOOK
AND FACE ROCK OVERLOOK.
- 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.
LAT...LON 3616 10939 3614 10945 3612 10938 3613 10930
3611 10929 3610 10934 3610 10942 3615 10952
3615 10955 3620 10959 3636 10961 3634 10959
3620 10957 3617 10955 3616 10952 3616 10948
3618 10942 3626 10935 3622 10933
MCCOLLUM
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