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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS ID

455 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BANNOCK COUNTY IN IDAHO

  EASTERN POWER COUNTY IN IDAHO

  SOUTHERN BINGHAM COUNTY IN IDAHO

  CARIBOU COUNTY IN IDAHO



* UNTIL 700 PM MDT



* AT 447 PM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A FLASH FLOOD 

IN HARKNESS CANYON WITH MUD AND WATER ON THE ROAD NEAR THE BURN 

AREA.  ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...ALONG 

ROAWAYS AND IN RECENT BURN AREAS.  THE STORMS WILL PROVIDE RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO BY CALLING TOLL FREE

1-800-877-1937.



LAT...LON 4271 11290 4231 11292 4231 11191 4275 11130

          4316 11175 4320 11276



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