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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU

315 PM LST MON JUN 28 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN EXTENDED THROUGH 6 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GUAM AND ROTA ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM...



IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA... 

TINIAN AND SAIPAN UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY.



AT 300 PM...THE GUAM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES WIDESPREAD 

LIGHT RAIN ACROSS GUAM AND ROTA WITH ONE-HOUR RAINFALL RATES MOSTLY 

LESS THAN 0.10 INCHES PER HOUR. HOWEVER...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS 

HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER TINIAN AND SAIPAN. SAIPAN 

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS REPORTED CLOSE TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE 

PAST 3 HOURS.



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.



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.



HERE ARE PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM MIDNIGHT TO 300 PM...



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

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

INARAJAN (AUTOMATED GAUGE)...... 7.66 INCHES (15.47 YESTERDAY)

MANGILAO (AUTOMATED GAUGE)...... 3.24 INCHES (12.68 YESTERDAY)

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



ROTA INTL AIRPORT/SINAPALU...... 2.22 INCHES ( 5.56 YESTERDAY)

SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.... 4.28 INCHES ( 1.71 YESTERDAY)



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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