Flood Warning issued November 4 at 6:50AM MST until November 4 at 9:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

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

* WHEN...Until 900 PM MST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River is occurring.

* Additional Details...
- At 641 AM MST, the guage on the Little Colorado River at Winslow
remains above Minor Flood Stage. Water levels will continue to
gradually recede, eventually falling below Flood Stage by
Wednesday evening. Flooding impacts will continue downstream at
Birdsprings into Thursday.
- For Little Colorado at Winslow:
At 6:00am MST the stage was 21.24 feet.
Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
Forecast: Water levels are forecast to fall below Flood Stage
around 7-9 pm MST.
Impacts:
At 19.0 feet: Overflow on right bank. Water approaches Ames Acres
and Bushman Acres on left bank in Winslow area. Erosion is likely
on the levee on the left bank. Downstream, with approximately 18
hour lag time, the approaches to the bridge over the river on
Navajo Route 71 near Bird Springs will flood and evacuations of
homes near the intersection of Navajo Route 2 and Navajo Route 71
are conducted.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Winslow, Leupp, Birdsprings, Sunrise, Bushman Acres, Homolovi
Ruins State Park and Clear Creek Reservoir.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Stay away or be swept away! The banks of creeks and washes are
unstable and unsafe during any flooding event.

Low water crossings will be dangerous. Do not attempt to cross
flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

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2010th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days