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WGUS55 KLKN 210250

FFWEKO

NVC033-210645-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV

746 PM PDT MON AUG 20 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY IN NEVADA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHERRY CREEK...LAGES JUNCTION...

  SCHELLBOURNE



* UNTIL 1145 PM PDT



* AT 742 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAGES JUNCTION...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



* RADAR ESTIMATES THAT THUNDERSTORMS TRACKING ACROSS HIGHWAY 93 HAVE 

  DROPPED OVER 3.5 INCHES DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS.  PERSONS          

  TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN LAGES JUNCTION AND ELY SHOULD   

  USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT.



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.



LAT...LON 4011 11489 3978 11490 3978 11405 4010 11407

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