洪水警报

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

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

* WHEN...Until 1000 AM MST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River is occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 518 PM MST, the guage on the Little Colorado River at Winslow
had dropped below moderate flood stage. Water levels are forecast
to continue gradually drop, eventually falling below flood stage
by late Wednesday afternoon.
- For the Little Colorado River at Winslow:
At 5:00pm MST the stage was 21.74 feet.
Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
Forecast: Water levels are forecast to continue to fall, falling
below flood stage by late Wednesday afternoon.
Impacts:
At 19.0 feet: Overflow on right bank. Water approaches Ames Acres
and Bushman Acres on left bank in Winslow area. Erosion is likely
on the levee on the left bank. Downstream, with approximately 18
hour lag time, the approaches to the bridge over the river on
Navajo Route 71 near Bird Springs will flood and evacuations of
homes near the intersection of Navajo Route 2 and Navajo Route 71
are conducted.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Winslow, Leupp, Birdsprings, Sunrise, Bushman Acres, Homolovi
Ruins State Park and Clear Creek Reservoir.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.