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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT

830 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BURNED AREA ACROSS

  NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA

  NORTHERN BROADWATER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA   

  SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA



* UNTIL 600 AM MDT



* THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS FOR THE BURNED AREAS OF THE CANYON

  FERRY COMPLEX...BOULDER HILL/HIGH ORE COMPLEX...AND NORTHERN   

  PORTIONS OF THE TOSTON/MAUDLOW COMPLEX. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

  RADAR WAS SHOWING LIGHT RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THE BURNED AREAS. 

  THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. WHILE

  MOST OF THE RAIN WIL BE LIGHT...MODERATE SHOWERS ARE LIKELY.

  THIS COULD CAUSE SOME RUNOFF OVER THE BURNED AREAS AND THE 

  POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES AND RAPID RISES ON SMALL CREEKS.



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

GREAT FALLS.



LAT...LON 4629 11249 4587 11227 4627 11117 4703 11190

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