NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 3:22PM MST until October 25 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

* WHERE...The Little Colorado River from Holbrook to Leupp.

* WHEN...Until midnight MST Saturday Night /100 AM MDT Sunday/.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 310 PM MST /410 PM MDT/, Elevated flow continues from Holbrook
to Winslow to Bird Springs. Elevated flow is forecast to continue
through at least Saturday afternoon.
- For Little Colorado at Winslow:
At 2:00pm MST /3:00pm MDT/ the stage was 17.7 feet.
Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
Forecast: A crest of 17.76 feet is expected at 3:00pm MST /4:00pm
MDT/ Friday.
Impacts:
At 17.0 feet: Downstream, the approaches to the bridge over the
river on Navajo Route 71 near Bird Springs 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.
At 18.0 feet: Flow above this level for approximately 6 hours or
more may cause erosion to the levee and eventual leakage or
failure.

- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Birdsprings.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Severity

Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe

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2392nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days