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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

630 PM MST SUN JUL 29 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH CENTRAL GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 830 PM MST



* AT 630 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF SAN CARLOS...OR ABOUT 15 MILES

  EAST OF GLOBE...DEVELOPING SLOWLY TOWARD THE SOUTH. WASHES AND

  CREEKS NEAR AND NORTH OF SAN CARLOS...INCLUDING THE SAN CARLOS

  RIVER COULD BE AFFECTED.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

PHOENIX.



LAT...LON 3352 11027 3366 11055 3352 11071 3330 11046

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