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...BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK

950 AM ADT SATURDAY JUL 20 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A 



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN THE MIDDLE SALCHA 

  RIVER BASIN.



* UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING



* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS DETECTED AN AREA

  OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MIDDLE

  SALCHA BASIN WITHIN A 20 MILE RADIUS OF CARIBOU BAR. THIS AREA 

  OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 

  PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR.



* HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL PRODUCE VERY RAPID RISES IN

  THE LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN THE MIDDLE

  SALCHA BASIN DURING THE NEXT 3 TO 6 HOURS. FLOODING IS IMMINENT

  ON THESE SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES.  

   

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT.

TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE CAMPING

NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



THE NEXT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 4PM THIS AFTERNOON

OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.



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RF JUL 02

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