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WGUS53 KBIS 240159

FFWBIS

NDC015-240330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

856 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BURLEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 856 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN

  BURLEIGH COUNTY. IN THE BISMARCK AREA UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS

  FALLEN IN AN HOUR.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

ROADWAY. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL

OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST

VEHICLES INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE

VEHICLE RELATED.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



LAT...LON 4713 10080 4669 10067 4673 10016 4732 10016



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000 

WGUS53 KBIS 240159

FFWBIS

NDC015-240330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

856 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BURLEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 856 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN

  BURLEIGH COUNTY. IN THE BISMARCK AREA UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS

  FALLEN IN AN HOUR.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

ROADWAY. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL

OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST

VEHICLES INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE

VEHICLE RELATED.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



LAT...LON 4713 10080 4669 10067 4673 10016 4732 10016



$$

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