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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

528 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 830 PM PDT



* AT 524 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

  THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EXTREME EAST CENTRAL SAN    

  BERNARDINO COUNTY...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF                 

  TOPOCK...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.



THE THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE CHEMEHUEVI 

VALLEY. RUNOFF IN THE CHEMEHUEVI WASH WILL EVENTUALLY CROSS U.S. 

HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN NEEDLES AND VIDAL JUNCTION .   



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS WELL AS MANY RURAL ROADS.



NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO WASH MOST CARS AWAY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



LAT...LON 3447 11500 3442 11441 3470 11446 3482 11485

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