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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT

715 PM MDT WED AUG 7 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE BURN AREAS OF CANYON FERRY LAKE IN LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY



* UNTIL 915 PM MDT



* AT 710 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FLASH FLOOD IN THE

  BURN AREAS...ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF CANYON FERRY LAKE. THE

  MAIN THREAT AREA IS THE CAVE GULCH AREA.



A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA BY 730 PM. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH ARE LIKELY.



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.



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