NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 8:04PM MST until October 25 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall on Wednesday and
Thursday continues.
* WHERE...The Little Colorado River from Winslow to Leupp.
* WHEN...Until midnight MST Saturday Night /100 AM MDT Sunday/.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River is imminent or
occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 750 PM MST /850 PM MDT/, Elevated flow continues near Winslow
to Leupp. Elevated flow is forecast to continue through at least
Saturday evening.
- For Little Colorado at Winslow:
At 7:00pm MST /8:00pm MDT/ the stage was 18.06 feet.
Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
Forecast: A crest near 18 feet is expected at 8:00pm MST /9:00pm
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...
Leupp, Birdsprings, Bushman Acres, Homolovi Ruins State Park.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2356th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days