Flood Warning in Yuma County, Arizona
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/3/2023 5:22:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
5/3/2023 5:22:00 AM until 5/5/2023 11:00:00 PM
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM RELEASE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by upstream dam release continues.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest Arizona, including the following
county, Yuma.
* WHEN...Until 500 PM MST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Lowland flooding and inundation of unbridged crossings
will occur along the Gila River downstream of Painted Rock Dam.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 521 AM MST, water being released from Painted Rock Dam
continues to travel down the Gila River through Yuma County,
with a USGS gauge near Dome showing flows near 19.9 feet,
which is just below action stage. This will likely flood
unbridged river crossings and may inundate some farmland.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Ligurta and Kinter.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood




