Aviso de inundación

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

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

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

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 333 AM MST /433 AM MDT/, water levels have crested at Winslow
and are expected to fall through the day today. However,
downstream impacts will continue at Birdsprings through at least
this evening.
- For the Little Colorado River at Winslow:
At 3:00am MST /4:00am MDT/ the stage was 18.11 feet.
Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
Forecast: Water levels are expected forecast to fall below action
stage around 10:00am MST /11:00am MDT/ today.
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.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Leupp, Birdsprings, Sunrise, Bushman Acres, Homolovi Ruins State
Park and Clear Creek Reservoir.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.