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Flood Warning — Coconino, AZ; Navajo, AZ Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...The Little Colorado River from Holbrook to Leupp. * WHEN...Until midnight MST Saturday Night /100 AM MDT Sunday/. * IMPACTS...Flooding of the Little Colorado River is imminent or occurring. Deadly flooding over low-water crossings. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 310 PM MST /410 PM MDT/, Elevated flow continues from Holbrook to Winslow to Bird Springs. Elevated flow is forecast to continue through at least Saturday afternoon. - For Little Colorado at Winslow: At 2:00pm MST /3:00pm MDT/ the stage was 17.7 feet. Flood Stage is 19.0 feet. Forecast: A crest of 17.76 feet is expected at 3:00pm MST /4:00pm MDT/ Friday. 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... Birdsprings. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
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