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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

607 PM MST MON AUG 13 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 800 PM MST



* AT 615 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN WAS FALLING OVER MAINLY HIGHER TERRAIN EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES 

NORTHWEST OF QUEEN VALLEY EAST TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF SUPERIOR 

...FROM THE EAST END OF THE SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS TO NEAR IRON 

MOUNTAIN. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT MUCH OF THIS AREA HAS 

RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 515 PM. FLASH FLOODING 

OF CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA IS LIKELY...AND THE HEAVY RAIN 

COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.  PEOPLE IN 

AND NEAR QUEEN VALLEY...QUEENS STATION...AND THE OAK FLAT RECREATION 

AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY...AND BE READY TO MOVE 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 3344 11146 3327 11145 3327 11105 3343 11106

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