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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

1035 PM MST THU JUL 26 2007



AZC001-017-270630-

NAVAJO AZ-APACHE AZ-

1035 PM MST THU JUL 26 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MST FOR WEST

CENTRAL APACHE AND CENTRAL NAVAJO COUNTIES...



AT 1030 PM MST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED OVER 3 INCHES 

  HAS FALLEN NEAR THE CONCHO AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PETRIFIED 

FOREST NATIONAL PARK...PETRIFIED FOREST N.P. HEADQUARTERS...BETWEEN 

JOSEPH CITY AND HOLBROOK ALONG MCLAWS ROAD...CASTLE BUTTE...AND 

SOUTH TO INCLUDE VERNON.



RADAR INDICATES THAT THE RAIN HAS DECREASED FROM HOLBROOK SOUTH TO 

VERNON. HOWEVER STORMS REMAIN STRONG IN THE JOSEPH CITY AREA AND 

ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM JOSEPH CITY WEST TO AROUND MILE MARKER 265.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 0.25 TO 0.5 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED 

IN AN AREA FROM HOLBROOK SOUTH TO VERNON AND AROUND 1.0 INCHES PER 

HOUR IN THE STRONGER STORMS FROM JOSEPH CITY WEST TO NEAR THE 

WINSLOW AREA. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS 

ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN. IF 

FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO 

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN 

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3428 10980 3430 10958 3459 10968 3474 10964

      3512 10967 3539 11034 3526 11052 3496 11043

      3490 11016



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