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Flash Flood Warning for Apache, AZ

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What is happening

FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 200 AM MDT. * At 1122 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding...

What the bulletin says to do

Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Low water crossings will become dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

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Bulletin details

FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 200 AM MDT. * At 1122 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chinle, Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Del Muerto, Chinle Municipal Airport, Mummy Cave Overlook, Tsaile and White Clay. This includes Highway 191 between mile markers 446 and 449. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Cottonwood Campground, Tsegi Overlook, Junction Overlook, White House Overlook, Amtelope House Overlook, Face Rock Overlook and Spider Rock Overlook. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Chinle Wash, Wheatfields Creek, Whiskey Creek, Tse Deeshzhaai Wash, Sheep Dip Creek, Agua Sal Creek, Nazlini Wash, Tiis Ndiitsooi Wash, Muerto, Canyon del, Coyote Wash, Cottonwood Wash and Black Rock Canyon.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 10:22PM MST until July 25 at 1:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 7:58PM MST until July 24 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Flagstaff AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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