

000 

WGUS55 KTFX 231600

FFWTFX

MTC049-232145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT

950 AM MDT MON AUG 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA   

  FOR THE SNOW TALON BURN AREA



* UNTIL 345 PM MDT



* AT 950 AM MDT...VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL LEWIS AND 

CLARK COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER AN INCH HAVE BEEN REPORTED

IN THE BURN AREA.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER...TO ONE HALF INCH ARE 

LIKELY OVER THE BURN AREA FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM THIS 

AFTERNOON. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS...AND MAY TRIGGER DEBRIS FLOWS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 4695 11269 4700 11244 4729 11254 4722 11285



$$

