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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 1054 PM MST Fri Aug 23 2024 The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The Paria River in... Coconino County in north central Arizona... * Until 600 AM MST /700 AM MDT/ Saturday. * At 1049 PM MST /1149 PM MDT/, Thunderstorms from earlier in the day produced heavy rainfall in southern Utah that is working its way through the Paria River. The river gauge at Lees Ferry has risen several feet already today with more water still working its way through the river system tonight. The flash flooding will begin towards the Utah border, arriving at Lees Ferry between 5 AM MST and 6 AM MST. HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Paria River. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Paria River. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Paria Canyon, Paria River Slot Canyon, and Lees Ferry. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Lees Ferry Camp Site. This includes the Colorado River near mile marker 0. This includes the following slot canyons... Paria River upstream of Lees Ferry. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Paria River and Colorado River. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Get out of the Paria River slot canyon! Flood waters will flow down the Paria River, reaching the confluence with the Colorado River at Lees Ferry around 5 AM MST and 6 AM MST. && LAT...LON 3690 11166 3693 11172 3696 11180 3697 11186 3700 11188 3700 11170 3694 11166 3686 11157 3685 11159 FLASH FLOOD...GAUGE INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE