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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

220 PM MST SAT AUG 23 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 415 PM MST



* AT 215 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

  HEAVY RAIN FALL IN WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN  

  WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



AREAS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE THE JUNIPER MOUNTAINS...THE AREAS OF 

THE BRADSHAW MOUNTINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89...AND THE WEAVER AND DATE 

CREEK MOUNTAINS...AND HIGHWAY 96 FROM YAVA TO KIRKLAND. 



RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE SHOWING 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WERE 

FALLING IN THE WARNING AREA. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...SECONDARY ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND 

ARROYOS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN 

STEEP TERRAIN.



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

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. 



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

FLAGSTAFF.



LAT...LON 3521 11270 3472 11258 3433 11276 3403 11328

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