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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

600 PM MST WED JAN 12 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 800 PM MST



* AT 556 PM MST...RIVER GAGE DATA IN THE SUPAI AREA INDICATED THAT

  THE WATER LEVELS IN CATARACT/HAVASU CREEK WERE STILL HIGH...AND

  CAUSING FLOODING.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT TWO BRIDGES IN SUPAI HAVE 

WASHED AWAY. THE WATER LEVEL WAS WITHIN 6 INCHES OF REACHING ANOTHER 

BRIDGE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON (3 PM MST). THE FLOOD IS BEING CAUSED 

BY SNOWMELT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN THAT 

OCCURRED MONDAY AND TUESDAY.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

FLAGSTAFF.



LAT...LON 3612 11257 3632 11266 3626 11280 3610 11274



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