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...BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK

700 PM ADT MONDAY JUL 23 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS FROM DELTA JUNCTION EAST

TO THE CANADA BORDER REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM TUESDAY.



THE AREA AFFECTED INCLUDES SMALL STREAMS ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF

THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE...DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS FROM DELTA JUNCTION

EAST...AND THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND FORTYMILE COUNTRY. THIS AREA

INCLUDES THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM DELTA JUNCTION SOUTH TO ISABEL

PASS AND THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY FROM TOK TO MENTASTA PASS.



HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE CONTINUED ALL DAY LONG ON MONDAY OVER THESE

AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE RAIN IS STILL

COMING DOWN...AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO LET UP UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY.



BASED ON THE RATE OF RAINFALL, FLASH FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY IN

PROGRESS ON SOME SMALLER STREAMS IN THE WARNING AREA. HIGH WATER

LEVELS ON SOME OF THESE STREAMS MAY CAUSE WASH OUTS ON ROADS IN THE

AREA.



PEOPLE NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD 

WASH OUTS OCCURRING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS 

IMMEDIATELY.



THE NEXT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 1100 PM MONDAY EVENING

OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.



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TF JUL 01

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