* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY UPSTREAM DAM RELEASES CONTINUES. * WHERE...MARICOPA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...

* WHEN...UNTIL 1100 AM MST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE SALT RIVER BELOW GRANITE REEF DAM IS OCCURRING. FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS ACROSS THE SALT RIVER UPSTREAM OF TEMPE TOWN LAKE, INCLUDING MCKELLIPS ROAD, IS OCCURRING.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 427 PM MST, DAM OPERATORS REPORTED AROUND 1400 CFS WAS BEING RELEASED FROM GRANITE REEF DAM. ADDITIONALLY, A STREAMFLOW GAUGE DOWNSTREAM OF GRANITE REEF DAM MEASURED A FLOW AROUND 2000 CFS. FLOODING DUE TO A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE WILL CONTINUE. - FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE SALT RIVER. - SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... SALT RIVER BETWEEN GRANITE REEF DAM AND TEMPE TOWN LAKE. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD