Flagstaff AZ (November 19, 2012) – THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA… * UNTIL 12:15 PM MST TUESDAY * AT 12:30 PM MST.
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS CONDUCTING A HIGH FLOW EXPERIMENT ON THE COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLEN CANYON DAM.
FLOWS THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES AS MUCH AS NORMAL. WATER RELEASES FROM GLEN CANYON DAM WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE UNTIL 9 P.M. TODAY…MONDAY NOVEMBER 19.
PEAK RELEASES WILL THEN CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 DAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23.
ABOVE NORMAL FLOW ON COCONINO COUNTY PORTIONS OF THE COLORADO RIVER WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25 AS FLOWS THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.