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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

940 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008



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NAVAJO AZ-GILA AZ-

940 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 100 PM MST FOR 

EAST CENTRAL GILA AND SOUTHEASTERN NAVAJO COUNTIES...



AT 940 AM MST...HYDROLOGISTS WITH THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 

INDICATE THAT WATER LEVELS ON BOTH THE COOLEE AND BOOTLEG DAMS HAD 

BEGUN TO LOWER BUT REMAINED AROUND 1 FOOT OF THE TOP OF EACH DAMN. SHOULD 

THESE DAMS FAIL...FLOOD WATERS WILL TRAVEL DOWN CORDUROY AND CARRIZO 

CREEKS...REACHING THE TOWN OF CARRIZO IN ABOUT 2.5 HOURS. FLOOD 

WATER DEPTHS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WOULD THEN BE EXPECTED IN CARRIZO. 



CARRIZO CREEK BETWEEN SHOW LOW AND THE CONFLUENCE WITH CORDUROY 

CREEK IS FLOWING AT AROUND 9000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND WITH FLOW 

AMOUNTS ON THE DECREASE. 



SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 

100 PM MST. 



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3403 10990 3406 11001 3402 11015 3381 11029

      3382 11031 3403 11030 3413 11023 3412 10988

TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 180DEG 0KT 3407 10995



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