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BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED


FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


1030 AM LST MON MAY 19 2003





...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR


ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA EXCEPT SWAINS ISLAND...





THE TAFUNA WEATHER STATION HAS MEASURED 9.80 INCHES OF RAINFALL


SINCE 5:40 AM MONDAY, WITH 6.94 INCHES OF THAT AMOUNT RECORDED


BETWEEN 7AM AND 10 AM.  





THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF WASHED


OUT HOMES AND VEHICLES DUE TO FLOODED AND RAPIDLY RISING WATERS.  


NUMEROUS LANDSLIDES ACROSS TUTUILA HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED.  LAND


SLIDE WITH A LARGE TREE FELL ON THE LANGKILDE BUSINESS CENTER IN


FAGATOGO.





FLOODING OF HOMES IN LOWER PAGO PAG  HAVE FORCED SEVERAL RESIDENTS


TO BE EVACUATED.  





FLOODING HAS CAUSED THE ROADS TO FAGAALU HOSPITAL IN ACCESSIBLE AND


THE ROAD TO FAGASA TO BE CLOSED.  MOST OF THE MAIN ROAD THROUGH


PAGO PAGO IS UNDER WATER.  THE TAFUNA-FAGAIMA ROAD IS CLOSED.  THE


LOWER FALENIU AND MALAEIMI AREA IS FLOODED SO AS THE NUUULI UTA,


TAFUNA, AND ILIILI GOLF COURSE AREA.





MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO STAY HOME AS MOST OF THE ROADS ARE UNDER


WATER.





HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HEAVY RUNOFFS AND FLOODING


AS WELL AS LANDSLIDES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.





THE LATEST SATELLITE PICTURES HAS SHOWED THE STORM TO BE MOVING


SLOWLY EASTWARD.  TUTUILA SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE THE HEAVY SHOWERS


TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST.





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