NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 30 at 8:53AM MST until September 30 at 10:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...The Little Colorado River in...
Navajo County in north central Arizona...
Apache County in northeastern Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 1045 AM MST.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River is occurring.
Deadly flooding over low-water crossings.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 851 AM MST, river gauges along the Little Colorado River
reported rises to near and above flood stages from Woodruff to St
Johns this morning from earlier heavy rainfall upstream.
- This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Little Colorado River.
Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
St. Johns, Woodruff, and Hunt.
- For Little Colorado at Little Colorado Below Salado Near St
Johns:
At 8:15am the stage was 12.23 feet.
Flood Stage is 12.5 feet.
Impacts:
At 12.5 feet: Water begins to impact homes along Water Street
next to the Little Colorado River.
For Little Colorado River at Little Colorado River Near Woodruff:
At 8:30am the stage was 21.41 feet.
Flood Stage is 20.5 feet.
Forecast: A crest of 21.92 feet is expected at 9:00am Wednesday.
Impacts:
At 20.5 feet: Bankfull. Portions of residential yards flooded.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1904th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days