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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU

500 AM LST MON JUN 28 2004



...TORRENTIAL RAIN CONTINUES TO DELUGE GUAM...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY.



AT 300 AM LST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES A BAND OF HEAVY 

RAIN SHOWERS REMAINS OVER GUAM. TORRENTIAL RAIN RATES OF UP TO 2 

INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

DOPPLER RADAR IN TIYAN GUAM. HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FORM TO THE 

NORTHWEST OF GUAM...THEN TRAIN TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ISLAND.



PRELIMINARY DAILY RAINFALL TOTALS FOR JUNE 28 INCLUDE...



GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...      3.75 INCHES

INARAJAN AUTOMATED OBSERVATION...  5.39 INCHES

MANGILAO AUTOMATED OBSERVATION...  2.21 INCHES

MERIZO AUTOMATED OBSERVATION...    2.61 INCHES

APRA HARBOR AUTO OBSERVATION...    2.36 INCHES



THE 16.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL RECEIVED JUNE 27 SHATTERS THE DAILY 

RAINFALL RECORD OF 3.16 INCHES SET IN 1962. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL 

TOTAL AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING IS 35.72 INCHES...WHICH MAKES THIS THE 

WETTEST JUNE IN 47 YEARS OF RECORD KEEPING.



IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD-PRONE AREA...AT THE BASE OF MOUNTAIN 

VALLEYS...OR NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS...GO TO HIGHER GROUND AT 

ONCE. AVOID DRIVING IN THE WARNED AREA.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A 

FLOODED ROAD.



SHELTERS ARE NOW OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ON GUAM...

GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

INARAJAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

HS TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ASTUMBO ELEMENTARY



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING SHELTERS CONTACT GUAM CIVIL 

DEFENSE AT 475-9600



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