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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

952 AM MST SUN AUG 17 2008



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COCONINO AZ-

952 AM MST SUN AUG 17 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM MST FOR WEST

CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY...



AT 925 AM MST...SUPAI POLICE REPORTED THAT SIGNIFICANT EVACUATIONS 

WERE ONGOING IN THE SUPAI AREA DUE TO ONGOING FLASH FLOODING. WHILE 

WATER LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY RECEEDING...FOOT BRIDGES AND HIKING 

TRAILS HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT AND TREES HAVE BEEN UPROOTED. 

ADDITIONALLY...REDLANDS DAM...LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES 

UPSTREAM...WAS BREACHED EARLY THIS MORNING AND ADDITIONAL WATERS ARE 

MOVING DOWN CATARACT CANYON. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD 

THREAT TO CATARACT CREEK AND THE SUPAI AREA. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HUALAPAI  

  HILLTOP TRAIL DOWN TO SUPAI...CATARACT CREEK AND HAVASU CREEK TO   

  THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER.



DO NOT TRAVEL TO OR FROM THE HUALAPAI HILLTOP TO SUPAI TODAY IF YOU 

ENCOUNTER RISING WATER...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 



LAT...LON 3631 11277 3633 11275 3633 11273 3635 11272

      3635 11267 3642 11261 3576 11236 3575 11248

      3629 11281



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