Aviso de inundación

* WHAT...Flooding along the Little Colorado River from earlier
excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...The Little Colorado River from Winslow to Leupp.

* WHEN...Until midnight MST tonight /100 AM MDT Monday/.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River is occurring near
Birdsprings. Deadly flooding over low-water crossings.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 513 AM MST /613 AM MDT/, water levels have crested at Winslow
and are expected to continue to fall today. However, downstream
impacts will continue near Birdsprings through the remainder of
the day.
- For Little Colorado at Winslow:
At 5:00am MST /6:00am MDT/ the stage was 17.93 feet.
Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
Forecast: Water levels will continue to fall through the day,
falling below action stage later this afternoon.
Impacts:
At 17.0 feet: Downstream, the approaches to the bridge over the
river on Navajo Route 71 near Bird Springs will flood, and Leupp
will be within 3 feet of flooding problems. The river will crest
at Navajo Route 71 approximately 18 hours after the river crests
at Winslow. Minor lowland overflow on right bank at Winslow.
At 18.0 feet: Flow above this level for approximately 6 hours or
more may cause erosion to the levee and eventual leakage or
failure.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.