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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

257 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA



* UNTIL 500 PM PDT



* AT 257 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR RED ROCK CANYON...THE     

  STORM HAS VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES 

AND NARROW CANYONS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND 

MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



FLOODING IS NOT OCCURRING IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...BUT RUNOFF FROM 

THE FLAMINGO AND TROPICANA WASHES MAY CAUSE SOME NUISANCE FLOODING 

THROUGH 5 PM.



NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO WASH MOST CARS AWAY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



LAT...LON 3616 11560 3602 11537 3615 11528 3629 11547

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