STORM SUMMARY 40 FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...NWS...WASHINGTON DC
400 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 1997

AT 12 AM PDT THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMAINS OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION "NORA" WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KINGMAN,
ARIZONA. THE MAIN PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAVE BEEN
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS
REPORTED SO FAR HAVE INCLUDED 4.71 INCHES AT BAGDAD, ARIZONA AND 2.77
INCHES AT YUMA, ARIZONA.

THE REMAINS OF "NORA" ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF UTAH BY FRIDAY MORNING.
FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THIS SYSTEM. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR EARLY
THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, AND
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE ALSO
IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF UTAH EARLY THIS MORNING AND
FRIDAY. MEANWHILE... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
AND NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA UNTIL 2:25 AM MST. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF KANE COUNTY IN SOUTH
CENTRAL UTAH UNTIL 3:30 AM MDT AND ALSO FOR ZION NATIONAL PARK IN
SOUTHWESTERN UTAH UNTIL 3:50 AM MDT.

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO SHOULD OCCUR
OVER SOUTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO AS "NORA"
CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER FAVORED TERRAIN.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1 PM EDT FRIDAY.

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