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WGUS73 KUNR 180856

FFSUNR

SDC033-181100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

254 AM MDT MON AUG 18 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CUSTER 

COUNTY UNTIL 500 AM MDT...



AT 1049 PM MDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 

CONTINUED ON COUNTY ROAD 769 IN HELL CANYON...COUNTY ROAD 270 IN 

TEEPEE CANYON AND ON COUNTY ROAD 272 IN HELL CANYON. THESE ROADS 

HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPECTS FLOODING TO CONTINUE 

THROUGH THE NIGHT.



AT 250 AM MDT...RADAR INDICATED LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL FALL. 

HENCE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL LIKELY EXPIRE AT 500 AM.



USE EXTRA CAUTION AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS

OF FLASH FLOODS. AVOID CREEKS AND LOW-LYING AREAS. DO NOT WALK OR

DRIVE ACROSS ANY LOCATION WHERE WATER COVERS THE GROUND



LAT...LON 4379 10350 4348 10357 4350 10404 4377 10402



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