Flood Warning in Yuma County, Arizona
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
6/6/2023 8:26:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
6/6/2023 8:26:00 AM until 6/6/2023 5:00:00 PM
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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




