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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

228 PM MST WED JUL 10 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...SOUTHERN NAVAJO AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN 

GILA COUNTIES...SPECIFICALLY IN AND AROUND THE SITE OF THE 

CHEDISKI-RODEO WILDFIRE...



* UNTIL 515 PM MST



* AT 225 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN 12 MILES NORTH OF CIBECUE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF   

HEBER-OVERGAARD...SLOWLY MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.



* THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF:



 CIBECUE

 CARRIZO

 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE CHEDISKI-RODEO 

FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING HEAVY 

DOWNPOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. 

WHILE THIS WOULD NORMALLY NOT PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...THE WILDFIRE 

HAS CHANGED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL SO THAT FLASH FLOODING 

IS NOW MUCH MORE LIKELY. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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