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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT

653 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SKALKAHO CREEK...

  EASTERN RAVALLI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA.



  LAIRD CREEK...

  AND DICKSON CREEK...

  SOUTHERN RAVALLI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA



* UNTIL 845 PM MDT



* AT 648 PM MDT...RADAR INDICATED TWO STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

  OVER SKALKAHO PASS...OR 25 MILES EAST OF HAMILTON...AND 9 MILES 

  SOUTH OF CONNER...OR 31 MILES SOUTH OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTH AT 

  20 MPH.



THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 

AND ACCUMULATING HAIL. MUDSLIDES WERE REPORTED BY THE RAVALLI COUNTY 

SHERIFF IN THE SULA AREA FROM EARLIER STORM ACTIVITY. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU

ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS

LIVING ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



CAMPING SHOULD BE AVOIDED ALONG CREEKS OR STREAMS DURING THREATENING

RAINS. EVEN SMALL STREAMS CAN BE DEADLY TORRENTS OF WATER DURING A

FLASH FLOOD.



LAT...LON 4575 11422 4573 11397 4660 11369 4664 11421

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