NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 2 at 7:38AM MST until October 3 at 2:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

* WHAT...Flooding caused by earlier excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...The Little Colorado River at Birdsprings.

* WHEN...Until 215 AM MST /315 AM MDT/ Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River near Birdsprings is
occurring. Deadly flooding over low-water crossings.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 730 AM MST /830 AM MDT/, water levels on the Little Colorado
River at Winslow have crested but remain above action stage.
Flooding will remain a threat downstream of Winslow in the
Birdsprings area through tonight.
- For Little Colorado at Winslow:
At 7:00am MST /8:00am MDT/ the stage was 17.33 feet.
Impacts:
At 17.0 feet: the approaches to the bridge over the river on
Navajo Route 71 near Birdsprings will flood, and Leupp will be
within 3 feet of flooding problems. The river will crest at
Navajo Route 71 approximately 18 hours after the river crests at
Winslow. Minor lowland overflow on right bank at Winslow.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Severity

Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe

This month

2275th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days