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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

424 AM MST SUN SEP 19 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA

  WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 730 AM MST



* AT 418 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE 

  GRAND CANYON VILLAGE SOUTHWEST THROUGH BAGDAD. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CROSS

  MOUNTAIN...MOUNT HOPE...YAVA...VALLE...TUSAYAN...SKULL VALLEY...

  SELIGMAN...PAULDEN...KIRKLAND...BAGDAD AND ASH FORK.



THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY WITH ADDITIONAL 

THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER AREAS PREVIOUSLY HIT BY HEAVY RAINS THAT 

HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE SATURDAY EVENING. EXPECT ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. THIS EXTRA RAINFALL WILL MAKE 

THIS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS...AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. 

ADDITIONALLY...OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. 

THIS HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO TRIGGER MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP 

TERRAIN. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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. 



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

FLAGSTAFF.



LAT...LON 3491 11333 3424 11333 3428 11279 3595 11177

      3603 11224 3518 11333



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