Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

Issued

Aug 13, 1990, 6:10 PM MDT (00:10 UTC)

Expired

Aug 13, 1990, 9:15 PM MDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Flagstaff, AZ

Area

Whole counties

County Navajo County, AZ

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINSLOW ARIZONA
510 PM MST MON AUG 13 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WINSLOW ARIZOHAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  815 PM MST
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA
 
   ...SOUTHERN NAVAJO COUNTY
 
HEBER HAS RECEIVED 2.25 IN OF RAIN SINCE THIS MORNING. 1.40 IN SINCE
NOON. THE WASHES IN THAT AREA ARE FULL AND MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED
 
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.
MILAZZO
NNNN

In the hours before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINSLOW AZ
1240 PM MST MON AUG 13 1990

     ...MONSOON WEATHER BRINGS COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE...
           ...NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND WHITE MOUINTAINS...

ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN...THERE HAVE BEEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND WHITE MOUNTAINS
BRINGING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.  THE LOW THIS MORNING AT WINSLOW
AIRPORT WAS 57 WHILE THE TEMPERATURE AT NOON WAS ONLY 63. OVERCAST
SKYS SHOULD CONTINUE TODAY AND POSSIBLY THIS EVENING KEEPING
TEMPERATURES DOWN.  SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND MAY DEVELOP INTO MORE THUNDERSTORMS SOME MAY PRODUCE
HEAVY RAIN... DEADLY LIGHTNING...HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. LOOSE
OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND DANGEROUS.

LOCAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES IS
POSSIBLE DURNING SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS OR SHOWERS.
REMEMBER...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY EITHER ON FOOT OR
IN YOUR CAR. DIRT ROADS ON THE NAHVJO AND HOPI RESERVATIONS MAY
BECOME MUDDY AND UNPASSABLE. UNBRIGDED RIVER CROSSINGS SHOULD BE
ADVOIDED.

IF LIGHTNING IS NEARBY TAKE SHELTER INDOORS OR IN YOUR CAR.  NEVER
SEEK SHELTER FROM LIGHTNING UNDER A TREE.

LISTEN TO COMERICAL RADIO...TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST FORECAST OR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS.

MILAZZO

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