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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT

800 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS REISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SLEEPING CHILD CREEK...LITTLE SLEEPING

  CHILD CREEK...AND SKALKAHO CREEK... 

  IN EASTERN RAVALLI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA 



* UNTIL 1000 PM MDT



* AT 800 PM MDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY 

  RAINFALL 10 MILES EAST OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

  THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SLEEPING CHILD CREEK...LITTLE 

  SLEEPING CHILD CREEK...AND SKALKAHO CREEK AREAS CREATING MORE 

  WATER RUNOFF AND POSSIBLE MUDSLIDES. 



THE RIVER GAGE ON LAIRD CREEK NEAR SULA JUMPED TO 8.59 FEET AT 

730 PM MDT. FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES HAD BEEN REPORTED IN THIS AREA 

EARLIER...HOWEVER WATER IS RECEDING AS OF 800 PM MDT. 



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 4613 11413 4609 11387 4700 11345 4707 11396

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