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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA

555 PM PDT TUE JUL 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN ASOTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON



* UNTIL 645 PM PDT



* AT 555 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHWEST ASOTIN COUNTY...OR ABOUT 25 MILES 

SOUTHWEST  OF CLARKSTON.  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING SLOWLY

NORTHEAST. RADAR INDICATES THAT OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN 

THIS AREA IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES. 



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.  SOME OF THE CREEKS AFFECTED 

INCLUDE SHEEP CREEK...BRUSHY CREEK...GROUSE CREEK...AND MENATCHEE CREEK.



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

SPOKANE.



LAT...LON 4611 11745 4600 11748 4600 11707 4615 11722

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