Flash Flood Warning for Coconino, AZ
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- Coconino
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What is happening
FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The Paria River in... Coconino County in north central Arizona... * Until 915 PM MST /1015 PM MDT/. * At 556 PM MST /656 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Paria River. Between...
What the bulletin says to do
Get out of the Paria River slot canyon! Flood waters will flow down the Paria River, reaching the confluence with the Colorado River at Lees Ferry around 8-10 HOURS from initial issuance.
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Bulletin details
FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The Paria River in... Coconino County in north central Arizona... * Until 915 PM MST /1015 PM MDT/. * At 556 PM MST /656 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Paria River. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Paria River. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Paria River. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and Lees Ferry. This includes the Colorado River near mile marker 0. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Lees Ferry Camp Site. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Colorado River and Paria River.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 5:56PM MST until August 13 at 9:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Official revision - Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 3:00PM MST until August 13 at 6:00PM 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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