

000 

WGUS55 KVEF 200044

FFWVEF

NVC003-200330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

544 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA



* UNTIL 830 PM PDT



* AT 535 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SEVEN HILLS AREA 

  OF HENDERSON AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  NEAR THE STRIP AT 600 PM PDT AND NEAR DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS AT 615 PM.



HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAS VEGAS 

VALLEY AND LIKELY INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PART OF LAS VEGAS BY 

630 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY. STREETS 

IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL BECOME 

IMPASSABLE AND WASHES WILL BEGIN TO FLOW AT HIGH RATES.



ALSO...FLOODING OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY FROM EARLIER 

STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE STREETS IMPASSABLE THROUGH EARLY 

EVENING AS WELL. 



PEOPLE ARE URGED NOT TO TRAVEL WITHIN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IF AT ALL 

POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHWEST PARTS OF THE 

VALLEY. 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 3582 11530 3585 11504 3620 11498 3622 11527



$$



000 

WGUS55 KVEF 200044

FFWVEF

NVC003-200330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

544 PM PDT TUE AUG 19 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA



* UNTIL 830 PM PDT



* AT 535 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SEVEN HILLS AREA 

  OF HENDERSON AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  NEAR THE STRIP AT 600 PM PDT AND NEAR DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS AT 615 PM.



HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAS VEGAS 

VALLEY AND LIKELY INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PART OF LAS VEGAS BY 

630 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY. STREETS 

IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL BECOME 

IMPASSABLE AND WASHES WILL BEGIN TO FLOW AT HIGH RATES.



ALSO...FLOODING OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY FROM EARLIER 

STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE STREETS IMPASSABLE THROUGH EARLY 

EVENING AS WELL. 



PEOPLE ARE URGED NOT TO TRAVEL WITHIN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IF AT ALL 

POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHWEST PARTS OF THE 

VALLEY. 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 3582 11530 3585 11504 3620 11498 3622 11527



$$

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