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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA

440 PM PDT WED JUL 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL TULARE COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 530 PM PDT



* AT 440 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN NEAR KENNEDY MEADOWS ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF

  JOHNSONDALE.



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 SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

HANFORD CA.



LAT...LON 3623 11826 3611 11811 3614 11808 3629 11815



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