THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A * FLASH - TopicsExpress



          

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA... THIS INCLUDES SYCAMORE CREEK... * UNTIL 630 PM MST * AT 321 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SUNFLOWER BURN AREA. THE RAIN WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT FLOW IN CREEKS AND WASHES ACCOMPANIED BY MUD...ROCKS... AND DEBRIS. THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BURN AREA. * FLASH FLOODING OF THE SYCAMORE CREEK DRAINAGE IS IMMINENT AND WILL IMPACT THE COMMUNITY OF SUNFLOWER...AS WELL AS LOW WATER CROSSINGS OF FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS. THIS INCLUDES FOREST ROAD 22 SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 87...THE ARIZONA TRAIL...AND BOULDER CREEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE NEAR THE BANKS OF SYCAMORE CREEK OR OTHER NEARBY DRAINAGE AREAS MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING OF CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL TRIGGER MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS...AND ROCKSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BURN AREA. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT. && LAT...LON 3399 11145 3383 11149 3385 11157 3400 11153 -SWC-
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 22:24:03 +0000

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