UGH!!!! We just finally got rid of ALL our sandbags this summer!!! :( 1250 PM MST TUE JUL 23 2013 THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN & SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR. CNTL COCONINO COUNTY IN NO. CNTL AZ. * UNTIL 345 PM MST * AT 1246 PM MST NATL WEATHER SVC DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM OVER THE S. END OF THE SCHULTZ FIRE SCAR PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. GAUGES IN THE AREA ARE SHOWING 0.5 TO OVER AN 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. SINCE THIS AREA HAS BEEN HIT HARD IN PREVIOUS DAYS RUNOFF WILL OCCUR MORE EASILY. MAIN CONCERN WILL INUNDATION OF AREA ROADWAYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 0.5 TO 1.0 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THIS AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN & DOWNSTREAM OF THE SCHULTZ FIRE BURN AREA. LOW LYING PROPERTY WILL EXPERIENCE WATER LEVEL RISES. HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT FLOOD DAMAGE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ROADWAYS MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING WITH SILT & MUD ACCUMULATION. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE THOSE COMMUNITIES NORTHEAST OF FLAGSTAFF WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 & NO. OF SILVER SADDLE ROAD. INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE HUTCHISON ACRES.TIMBERLINE.AND WUPATKI TRAILS NEIGHBORHOODS.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:22:42 +0000