NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 24 at 12:27PM MST until October 26 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

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

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

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1222 PM MST /122 PM MDT/, water levels have crested at Winslow
and are expected to fall through the day today. However,
downstream impacts will continue at Birdsprings through at least
Sunday.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Little Colorado River, Canyon Diablo Wash, Jacks Canyon, Coyote
Wash, Clear Creek and Cottonwood Wash. Flooding is occurring
along the Little Colorado River.
- For Little Colorado at Winslow:
At 12:00pm MST /1:00pm MDT/ the stage was 18.39 feet.
Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
Forecast: The river has crested and now is falling.
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...
Leupp, Birdsprings, Sunrise, Bushman Acres, Homolovi Ruins State
Park and Clear Creek Reservoir.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between mile markers 257 and 258. Business
Interstate 40 near mile marker 257. State Route 87 near mile
marker 346.

This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds...
Homolovi State Park Campground.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Severity

Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe

This month

2285th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days