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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

544 PM MST THU JUL 31 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA



* UNTIL 745 PM MST



* AT 539 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN IN THE SILVER CREEK AREA NORTHEAST OF SHOW LOW. THE AREA OF 

  HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD...BUT ADDITIONAL STORMS

  WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

  

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS INCLUDING SILVER CREEK...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. 

THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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 IN

FLAGSTAFF.



LAT...LON 3428 11002 3429 10986 3439 10986 3444 11007



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