

000 

WGUS55 KFGZ 111630

FFWFGZ

AZC007-025-112230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

930 AM MST FRI FEB 11 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS UPGRADED AND EXPANDED 

A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY TO A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA

  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 330 PM MST



AT 930 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA WITH RAIN EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH 

TONIGHT. 1 TO 3 INCHES STORM TOTAL RAINFALL HAS BEEN COMMON ACROSS 

THE AREA WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND .25 INCHES PER HOUR 

CONTINUING. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...SECONDARY ROADS AND NORMALLY 

DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS.



DEBRIS FLOWS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 87 AND 188 DUE TO HIGH FLOWS 

ALONG DRAINAGES IN THE AREA. OF SPECIAL CONCERN ARE THE WILLOW FIRE 

BURN AREA WHERE SENSITIVE SOILS ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO MUD AND 

DEBRIS FLOWS...AND THE TONTO CREEK WHERE RAPID RISES AND HEAVY FLOWS 

WILL OCCUR.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO 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 3433 11171 3401 11165 3403 11140 3387 11119

      3418 11119



$$



000 

WGUS55 KFGZ 111630

FFWFGZ

AZC007-025-112230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

930 AM MST FRI FEB 11 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS UPGRADED AND EXPANDED 

A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY TO A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA

  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 330 PM MST



AT 930 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA WITH RAIN EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH 

TONIGHT. 1 TO 3 INCHES STORM TOTAL RAINFALL HAS BEEN COMMON ACROSS 

THE AREA WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND .25 INCHES PER HOUR 

CONTINUING. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...SECONDARY ROADS AND NORMALLY 

DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS.



DEBRIS FLOWS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 87 AND 188 DUE TO HIGH FLOWS 

ALONG DRAINAGES IN THE AREA. OF SPECIAL CONCERN ARE THE WILLOW FIRE 

BURN AREA WHERE SENSITIVE SOILS ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO MUD AND 

DEBRIS FLOWS...AND THE TONTO CREEK WHERE RAPID RISES AND HEAVY FLOWS 

WILL OCCUR.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO 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 3433 11171 3401 11165 3403 11140 3387 11119

      3418 11119



$$

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