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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED


FLASH FLOOD WARNING


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


10:00 AM MON MAY 19 2003








THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT TAFUNA HAS ISSUED A





     FLASSFLOOD WARNING FOR:


     TUTUILA, AUNUU AND MANUA





     UNTIL NOON MONDAY





     AT NINE AM, SATELLITE INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER AMERICAN


     SAMOA.  THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING  SLOWLY EASTWARD.





     THE WARNING INCLUDE ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA..EXCEPT SWAINS


      ISLAND





HEAVY RAIN AND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH


FLOODING OF STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...AND LOW-LYING AREAS. 





MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERTED FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT


TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER. MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS


OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.





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