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NORTHERN ARIZONA SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
158 PM MST THU SEP 17 2009

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LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY AZ-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY AZ-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264 AZ-
158 PM MST THU SEP 17 2009
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SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT 
AREAS IN THE EASTERN LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. AS 
OF 150 PM...THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE A FEW MILES EAST OF PETRIFIED 
FOREST VISITORS CENTER NEAR MILEPOST 330 ON HIGHWAY 180 AND WERE 
PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH DIAMETER AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. STORMS 
WITH LARGER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL 
WILL CAUSE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON 
ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY 
AND POOR TRACTION. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY CREEKS 
AND RIVERS TO BECOME INUNDATED WITH THE RAPID RUNOFF.
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