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...BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK

200 PM ADT TUESDAY JUN 26 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

FOR SMALL CREEKS ALONG THE STEESE HIGHWAY IN THE EAGLE SUMMIT...

PINNELL MOUNTAIN...AND MASTODON DOME AREAS THROUGH 800 PM THIS

EVENING.



WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT STRONG ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DROPPED

BETWEEN ONE AND ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN THIS AREA BETWEEN

1230 AND 130 THIS AFTERNOON. SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN FALLING IN A

SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WILL LIKELY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO

OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL RISE SOMEWHAT BUT

SHOULD NOT REACH FLOOD STAGE. ONLY THE VERY SMALL CREEKS IN HILLY

TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN

SMALL CREEKS. CAMPERS OR TRAVELERS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS

IMMEDIATELY.



THE NEXT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 500 PM TUESDAY

OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.



ES JUN 01

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