Somerton Weather Advisory
FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 826 AM MST Tue Jun 6 2023
...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 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3271 11404 3273 11408 3270 11409 3266 11421 3267 11431 3275 11438 3274 11442 3271 11445 3270 11457 3272 11456 3274 11446 3277 11444 3278 11435 3270 11426 3272 11416 3275 11409 3273 11403
...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 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3271 11404 3273 11408 3270 11409 3266 11421 3267 11431 3275 11438 3274 11442 3271 11445 3270 11457 3272 11456 3274 11446 3277 11444 3278 11435 3270 11426 3272 11416 3275 11409 3273 11403