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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

1212 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE IN...

  EAST CENTRAL GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...

  SOUTHEASTERN NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA...



* UNTIL 215 PM MST



* AT 945 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 FROM THE TOP OF EACH DAM. 

DAM FAILURE IS STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL WATER LEVELS LOWER FURTHER. 

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 DECREASING OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. 



SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 200 

PM MST. 



* AFFECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE CARRIZO



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



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