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AZC017-301900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

630 AM MST THU DEC 30 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA



* UNTIL 1200 PM MST



* AT 630 AM MST...AUTOMATED STREAM GAUGES INDICATED THAT FLOODING WAS

  OCCURRING ON THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR WINSLOW.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM YESTERDAYS RAIN STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE 

DOWNSTREAM AND IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING ON THE LITTLE COLORADO 

RIVER NEAR WINSLOW.



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER FROM NEAR 

WINSLOW TOWARDS LEUPP. THE FLOOD CREST IS NOW MOVING THROUGH THE 

WINSLOW AREA...AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH LEUPP BY THIS AFTERNOON. 

STREAM GAUGES INDICATE THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER IS RUNNING AT 19.4 

FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.



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 IN

FLAGSTAFF.



LAT...LON 3517 11075 3517 11069 3511 11069 3503 11069

      3498 11064 3493 11054 3493 11044 3499 11044

      3499 11052 3501 11060 3509 11064 3515 11063

      3519 11065 3523 11074



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