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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU

500 AM LST MON JUN 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN GUAM HAS ISSUED A 



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GUAM



* UNTIL 300 PM LST TODAY



* AT 500 AM LST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES GUAM IS 

  SITUATED WITHIN A VERY LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SOUTH OF 

  TROPICAL STORM TINGTING. THE AUTOMATED STATION AT INARAJAN 

  INDICATES OVER 20 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 30 HOURS HAS 

  ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN GUAM. CONTINUING TORRENTIAL 

  RAINS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE FLOODING CAUSED BY THE RECORD RAINFALL 

  ALREADY RECEIVED. DOPPLER RADAR STILL SHOWS HEAVY SHOWERS TRAINING 

  SOUTHEASTWARD OVER GUAM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR 

  CAN BE EXPECTED.



* AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES BY 300 PM TODAY ON TOP OF GROUND   

  ALREADY SATURATED WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN VALLEYS...AT THE 

  BASE OF MOUNTAINS...ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...ALONG ROADWAYS AND 

  IN LOW-LYING AREAS.



IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW-LYING 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.



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