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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

615 PM MST SAT FEB 19 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA

  WEST CENTRAL NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINSLOW



* UNTIL 915 PM MST



* AT 600 PM MST...STREAM GAGES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE LITTLE COLORADO

  RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. WATER LEVELS ALONG 

  THE LITTLE COLORADO AT WINSLOW ARE NEAR 16.8 FEET. BANKFULL

  LEVEL AT THIS POINT IS 17.0 FEET WITH A FLOOD STAGE OF 19.0 FEET.

  RIVER LEVELS SHOULD CREST AROUND 8 OR 9 PM MST JUST ABOVE FLOOD 

  STAGE.



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

  LEUPP. THE WARNING AREA RESIDES ALONG THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER 

  FROM JUST WEST OF JOSEPH CITY NORTHWEST PAST THE COMMUNITY OF

  LEUPP.



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.



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 3577 11135 3510 11103 3492 11042 3506 11038



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