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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

600 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MONO COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TOPAZ LAKE...COLEVILLE

  EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA

  CENTRAL LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA



* UNTIL 700 PM PDT



* AT 550 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE PINENUT MOUNTAIN RANGE EAST OF

  GARDNERVILLE AND SOUTH TO TOPAZ LAKE



* STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND LOCAL STREET FLOODING

  IN THE TOPAZ RANCH ESTATES AROUND 550 PM. 







EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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 DAMAGING WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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