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WGMY70 PGUM 272324

FFSMY 

GUZ001-280500-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU

925 AM LST MON JUN 28 2004



...RAINS FROM TINGTING CONTINUE TO PLAGUE GUAM...



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

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.



AT 900 AM LST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES BANDS OF HEAVY 

RAIN SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH OF TROPICAL STORM TINGTING CONTINUE 

PASSING OVER GUAM. RAINFALL RATES HAVE ABATED RECENTLY. 

HOWEVER...ANOTHER RAIN BAND PRODUCING UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR 

IS APPROACHING GUAM FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING 

ALREADY OCCURRING FROM RECORD RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 20 INCHES IN 

SOME PLACES DURING THE LAST DAY AND A HALF. FURTHERMORE...MUD SLIDES 

WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN MOUNTAINOUS AND HILLY 

AREAS.  



JUNE 28 PRELIMINARY DAILY RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH 900 AM INCLUDE...



INARAJAN AUTOMATED OBSERVATION...  7.47 INCHES

GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...      4.62 INCHES

MERIZO AUTOMATED OBSERVATION...    4.35 INCHES

OBSERVER IN TOTO...                4.27 INCHES

OBSERVER IN SINAJANA...            3.90 INCHES

APRA HARBOR AUTO OBSERVATION...    3.21 INCHES

MANGILAO AUTOMATED OBSERVATION...  3.01 INCHES



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

H S TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ASTUMBO ELEMENTARY



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING SHELTERS CONTACT GUAM CIVIL 

DEFENSE AT 475-9600



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GUARD/MCELROY

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