Elevated North America

NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 23 at 2:34PM MST until August 23 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

FFWFGZ

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Areas south of Salina in Apache County in northeastern Arizona...

* Until 630 PM MDT.

* At 334 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over Balakai Wash south of Salina. Between 1 and 2
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and
underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Salina.

This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Steamboat Wash, Tse Ba Ni Zi Ni Wash, Balakai Wash and Cottonwood
Wash.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1203rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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