

000

WGUS75 KVEF 072219

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

319 PM PDT FRI JUL 7 2006



AZC015-080030-

MOHAVE AZ-

319 PM MST FRI JUL 7 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MST FOR

EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY...



AT 315 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR FROM 

SOUTHWEST UTAH INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE KAIBAB-PAIUTE

INDIAN RESERVATION IN EXTREME NORTHEAST MOHAVE COUNTY HAS WEAKENED. 

HOWEVER...RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1.25 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN 

NORTH OF PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. 



THE HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SEVERAL LARGE WASHES 

WHICH COULD RISE RAPIDLY AT A MOMENTS NOTICE.



LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KAIBAB 

AND MOCCASIN.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



IN DESERT TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.



LAT...LON 3685 11282 3685 11260 3699 11257 3699 11288



$$



PIERCE

