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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU

205 PM LST MON JUN 28 2004



...RAINS FROM TYPHOON TINGTING CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARIANAS...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND 

SAIPAN UNTIL 300 PM TODAY...AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 

UNTIL 500 AM TUESDAY.



AT 145 PM...THE GUAM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES WIDESPREAD... 

CONTINUOUS LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE MARIANAS...WITH 

ONE-HOUR RAINFALL RATES OF 0.10 TO 0.30 INCHES PER HOUR. HOWEVER...A 

BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS NORTHWEST OF GUAM WILL MOVE ACROSS ROTA AND 

POSSIBLY THE NORTHERN TIP OF GUAM BETWEEN 200 PM AND 300 PM.



DUE TO ALREADY MORE-THAN-SATURATED GROUND...MUD SLIDES WILL REMAIN 

POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN MOUNTAINOUS AND HILLY AREAS. ANY 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING.



HERE ARE PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM MIDNIGHT TO 200 PM...



GUAM INTL AIRPORT/TIYAN......... 4.86 INCHES (16.00 YESTERDAY)

APRA HARBOR (AUTOMATED GAUGE)... 3.46 INCHES ( 8.34 YESTERDAY)

INARAJAN (AUTOMATED GAUGE)...... 7.65 INCHES (15.47 YESTERDAY)

MANGILAO (AUTOMATED GAUGE)...... 3.23 INCHES (12.68 YESTERDAY)

MERIZO (AUTOMATED GAUGE)........ 4.72 INCHES (10.43 YESTERDAY)



ROTA INTL AIRPORT/SINAPALU...... 2.06 INCHES ( 5.56 YESTERDAY)

SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.... 3.40 INCHES ( 1.71 YESTERDAY)



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.



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

 - MACHANANAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 - F B LEON GUERRERO MIDDLE SCHOOL

 - H S TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 - ASTUMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING SHELTERS CONTACT GUAM CIVIL 

DEFENSE AT 475-9600.



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