Wickenburg Weather Advisory
FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 805 AM MST Sat Mar 25 2023
...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM RELEASE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by upstream dam release continues. * WHERE...A portion of south central Arizona, including the following county, Maricopa. * WHEN...Until 500 PM MST Friday Mar 31. * IMPACTS...Increased streamflow and lowland flooding along the Gila River downstream of Painted Rock Dam. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 802 AM MST, floodgate releases in excess of 4000 cfs from Painted Rock Dam is likely to cause flooding of low water crossings and may inundate some farm fields between the dam and Agua Caliente near the Maricopa and Yuma County line. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... mainly rural areas of Maricopa County - 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 3306 11303 3304 11305 3301 11308 3298 11316 3296 11323 3292 11333 3298 11333 3301 11328 3303 11323 3304 11316 3306 11311 3309 11308 3311 11307 3312 11306 3313 11303 3311 11300
...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM RELEASE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by upstream dam release continues. * WHERE...A portion of south central Arizona, including the following county, Maricopa. * WHEN...Until 500 PM MST Friday Mar 31. * IMPACTS...Increased streamflow and lowland flooding along the Gila River downstream of Painted Rock Dam. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 802 AM MST, floodgate releases in excess of 4000 cfs from Painted Rock Dam is likely to cause flooding of low water crossings and may inundate some farm fields between the dam and Agua Caliente near the Maricopa and Yuma County line. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... mainly rural areas of Maricopa County - 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 3306 11303 3304 11305 3301 11308 3298 11316 3296 11323 3292 11333 3298 11333 3301 11328 3303 11323 3304 11316 3306 11311 3309 11308 3311 11307 3312 11306 3313 11303 3311 11300