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Flood Warning — NWS Phoenix AZ

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Flood Warning issued November 1 at 6:40PM MST until November 2 at 10:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

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The National Weather Service reports minor flooding on the Salt River near Chrysotile in Gila County, with the river at 18.7 feet against a flood stage of 18.0 feet. The warning says the flow approaches the flood of record and includes an instruction to turn around at flooded roads.

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  • Affected location: Salt River near Chrysotile, Arizona
The following is the author's description of the photograph quoted directly from the photograph's Flickr page. " Original Caption: View Northeast Across Valdez River Floodplain Showing Pipe Storage Yard, Center Foreground, Which Holds 418 Miles of Pipe Yards at Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay Hold 238 and 168 Miles of Pipe Respectively. The Community's Airport, Paved in the Summer of 1974 Sits at the Base of West Peak (Elevation 5,255 Feet). Mile 788, near the Alaska Pipeline Route 08/1974 U.S. Nation
Illustrative image: The following is the author's description of the photograph quoted directly from the photograph's Flickr page. " Original Caption: View Northeast Across Valdez River Floodplain Showing Pipe Storage Yard, Center Foreground, Which Holds 418 Miles of Pipe Yards at Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay Hold 238 and 168 Miles of Pipe Respectively. The Community's Airport, Paved in the Summer of 1974 Sits at the Base of West Peak (Elevation 5,255 Feet). Mile 788, near the Alaska Pipeline Route 08/1974 U.S. Nation — [1]/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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The warning reports active flooding above flood stage and advises turning around at flooded roads.

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Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Urgency
7/10

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