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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

544 PM PDT THU SEP 4 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN AND NORTHERN IMPERIAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 745 PM PDT



* AT 536 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

  HEAVY RAIN 10 MILES SOUTH OF SALTON CITY.  THE STORM WAS SHOWING   

  LITTLE MOVEMENT.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DESERT SHORES AND           

  WESTMORLAND...AND STATE HIGHWAYS 86 AND 78



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.

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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

PHOENIX.



LAT...LON 3280 11608 3282 11564 3306 11551 3308 11503

          3343 11496 3341 11608



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