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NORTHERN ARIZONA SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
312 PM MST SAT SEP 19 2009

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OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS AZ-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS AZ-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS AZ-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM AZ-
312 PM MST SAT SEP 19 2009
.NOW...
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEDONA IS 
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. IT WILL AFFECT PERKINSVILLE... 
CLARKDALE...AND EVENTUALLY WEST SEDONA AND SEDONA BY 4 PM MST. 
SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND 
HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR. RADAR IS ESTIMATING RAINFALL RATES 
BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH PER HOUR WITH THIS STORM. TORRENTIAL 
RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF 
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY 
CREEKS AND RIVERS TO BECOME INUNDATED WITH THE RAPID RUNOFF. 
MOTORISTS WHO MAY USE THESE DRY CREEKS AND STREAM BEDS AS ROADS 
SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY RISING WATERS AND USE CAUTION. PEOPLE IN 
SEDONA SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO NEARBY STREAMS AND WASHES...AS THEY 
ARE LIKELY TO RAPIDLY RISE AS THE HEAVY RAINS AFFECT THE AREA. 
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