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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

845 PM MDT SAT JUN 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN BILLINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA

  NORTHERN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEACH...SENTINEL BUTTE AND FAIFIELD.



* UNTIL 1145 PM MDT



* AT 845 PM MDT...SKYWARN SPOTTERS REPORTED A FLASH FLOOD OVER  

  BEACH...AND ACROSS NORTHERN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY. COUNTY ROADS 

  HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT IN NORTHERN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY. 



* SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO

  MOVE OVER NORTHERN GOLDEN VALLEY AND NORTHERN BILLINGS COUNTIES

  BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT MDT. 





BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.



LAT...LON 4687 10414 4658 10386 4707 10309 4735 10308

          4731 10347 4721 10387

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