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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING...THIS IS A TEST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA

1035 AM PST MON MAR 12 2001



...THIS IS A TEST...THIS IS A TEST...THIS IS A TEST...

...NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN THE MENTIONED AREA...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE IN...

  GRANT COUNTY

  CHELAN COUNTY

  OKANOGAN COUNTY

  DOUGLAS COUNTY

  ...ALONG AND NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER 



* UNTIL 230 PM PST



GRAND COULEE DAM ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HAS GIVEN WAY AND HIGH WATERS

ARE MOVING TOWARD ELMER CITY. AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM GRAND COULEE DAM

SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING. AREAS UPSTREAM FROM THE DAM SHOULD

BE PREPARED FOR A RAPID DRAW DOWN OF THE LAKE LEVEL. TAKE NECESSARY

PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.



PEOPLE BELOW THE DAM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BY MONITORING LOCAL

RADIO OR TELEVISION AND FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANY REQUIRED

EVACUATION AS OUTLINED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.



...THIS IS A TEST FOR THE GRAND COULEE DAM FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE...

...THIS IS ONLY A TEST...

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