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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS ID

730 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2003



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



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BLAINE COUNTY IN IDAHO

  BUTTE COUNTY IN IDAHO

  CUSTER COUNTY IN IDAHO



* UNTIL 930 PM MDT



* AT 724 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN FALLING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...9 MILES NORTHWEST OF 

KETCHUM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS

FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 4380 11466 4308 11421 4351 11313 4435 11381



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