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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV

329 PM PDT THU JUL 24 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY IN NEVADA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARLIN

  NORTH CENTRAL EUREKA COUNTY IN NEVADA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PALISADE



* UNTIL 430 PM PDT



* AT 312 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN 9 MILES WEST OF CARLIN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF EMIGRANT

  PASS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN 

EUREKA AND SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTIES NEAR CARLIN UNTIL 430 PM PDT.



NEVADA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED THAT STATE HIGHWAY 278 CLOSED 

TO ALL TRAFFIC DUE TO FLASH FLOODS FROM 2 TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF 

CARLIN. DELAYS OF 2 HOURS CAN BE EXPECTED.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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