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WGUS51 KPDT 202308

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WAC037-077-210200-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR

406 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN KITTITAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON

  EXTREME NORTHEAST YAKIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON



* UNTIL 700 PM PDT



* AT 406 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

  THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF

  ROZA...OR ABOUT 23 MILES NORTH OF SUNNYSIDE...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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.



LAT...LON 4698 12032 4678 12053 4653 12001 4680 11995



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