Weather Alerts for Yuma CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
Flood Warning
 FLOOD WARNING |
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| YUMA COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Yuma |
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| Effective: Tue, 6/6 8:26am | Updated: Wed, 6/7 6:40pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Tue, 6/13 5:00pm | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM RELEASE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by upstream dam release continues. * WHERE...A portion of southwest Arizona, including the following county, Yuma. * WHEN...Until 500 PM MST Tuesday Jun 13. * IMPACTS...Lowland flooding and inundation of unbridged crossings will occur along the Gila River downstream of Painted Rock Dam. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 823 AM MST, water being released from Painted Rock Dam continues to travel down the Gila River through Yuma County, leading to extended impacts. This will lead to continued flooding at unbridged river crossings and may inundate some farmland. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Ligurta and Kinter. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
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