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WGZS50 NSTU 181300


FFWPPG





BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED


FLASH FLOOD WARNING


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


2 AM TUE NOV 18 2003





...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR


TUTUILA, AUNUU AND MANUA UNTIL 4 AM TUE NOV 18 2003...





HEAVY SHOWERS FROM A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH OVER THE ISLANDS


WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND LOW


LYING AREAS.  THE WEATHER OFFICE AT TAFUNA HAS RECORDED 5.11 INCHES


OF RAINFALL SINCE 10 PM MON NOV 17 2003 AND MORE SHOWERS ARE


EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS.





MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERTED FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT


TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER.  MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS


OCCUR WHEN MOTORIST TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.





RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR STEEP SLOPES AND STREAMS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE


NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE LOSS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.





TAUFUA





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