NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 25 at 1:27PM MST until October 26 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

* WHAT...Flooding along the Little Colorado River from earlier
excessive rainfall continues.

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

* WHEN...Until 900 AM MST /1000 AM MDT/ Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 111 PM MST /211 PM MDT/, water levels have fallen below action
stage at Winslow and will continue to fall this afternoon.
However, downstream impacts will continue near Birdsprings
through Monday morning.
- For Little Colorado at Winslow:
At 1:00pm MST /2:00pm MDT/ the stage was 16.94 feet.
Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
Forecast: Water levels have fallen below action stage and will
continue to fall through this afternoon.
Impacts:
At 17.0 feet: Downstream, the approaches to the bridge over the
river on Navajo Route 71 near Birdsprings 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.

- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

Severity

Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe

This month

2119th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days