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MTC065-220215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT

522 PM MDT WED AUG 21 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN MUSSELSHELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MONTANA



* UNTIL 815 PM MDT



* AT 522 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED WATER FLOWING OVER US 87 AT    

  MILE MARKER 30.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN     

  THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN  

  HAS FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN MUSSELSHELL COUNTY OVER THE LAST 2 HOURS. 



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD IN THE WARNED AREA...

POSSIBLY WASHING OUT ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBLY LOW AREAS.



ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER

COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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LAT...LON 4644 10817 4628 10812 4626 10839 4615 10843

          4613 10875 4642 10873

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