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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

549 PM MST SUN JUL 9 2006



AZC005-100145-

COCONINO AZ-

549 PM MST SUN JUL 9 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MST FOR

CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY...



AT 543 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAD MOVED NORTH OF THE DESERT VIEW AREA AND WAS

LOCATED NEAR BITTER SPRINGS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.



RADAR INDICATES THAT RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE 

430 PM OVER PORTIONS OF THE GRAND CANYON AREA...FROM NEAR DESERT VIEW 

NORTH TO BITTER SPRINGS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS SIDE CANYONS FLOWING INTO THE GRAND 

CANYON.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN 

DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3594 11205 3596 11179 3597 11149 3638 11162

      3629 11186



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