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WGUS55 KVEF 291342

FFWVEF

NVC003-291630-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

540 AM PST WED DEC 29 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SEARCHLIGHT...RED ROCK CANYON...LAS  

  VEGAS...JEAN...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY



* UNTIL 830 AM PST



* AT 515 AM PST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN     

  CONTINUING TO FALL OVER CLARK COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE LAS    

  VEGAS STRIP...SUMMERLIN...NORTH LAS VEGAS...NELLIS AIR FORCE       

  BASE....GREEN VALLEY...SEARCHLIGHT...JEAN...BOULDER CITY.



PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER 

THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CLARK COUNTY THROUGH 9 AM. SO FAR...ABOUT 2 

INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY 

DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND LOCAL MEDIA 

HAVE REPORTED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING...WITH MANY ROADS CLOSED 

OR IMPASSABLE. NUMEROUS SWIFT WATER RESCUES HAVE ALSO BEEN 

NECESSARY. CONTINUED RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING THAT 

HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND WASHES WILL CONTINUE 

FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF.



RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES ALSO INDICATE THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 

OCCURRED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...PRIMARILY NEAR 

JEAN AND SEARCHLIGHT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 3567 11542 3513 11475 3581 11492 3612 11498

      3635 11472 3643 11500 3640 11513 3646 11535

      3642 11550



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000 

WGUS55 KVEF 291342 CCA

FFWVEF

NVC003-291630-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

540 AM PST WED DEC 29 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SEARCHLIGHT...RED ROCK CANYON...LAS  

  VEGAS...JEAN...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY



* UNTIL 830 AM PST



* AT 515 AM PST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN     

  CONTINUING TO FALL OVER CLARK COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE LAS    

  VEGAS STRIP...SUMMERLIN...NORTH LAS VEGAS...NELLIS AIR FORCE       

  BASE....GREEN VALLEY...SEARCHLIGHT...JEAN...BOULDER CITY.



PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER 

THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CLARK COUNTY THROUGH 8 AM. SO FAR...ABOUT 2 

INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY 

DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND LOCAL MEDIA 

HAVE REPORTED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING...WITH MANY ROADS CLOSED 

OR IMPASSABLE. NUMEROUS SWIFT WATER RESCUES HAVE ALSO BEEN 

NECESSARY. CONTINUED RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING THAT 

HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND WASHES WILL CONTINUE 

FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF.



RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES ALSO INDICATE THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 

OCCURRED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...PRIMARILY NEAR 

JEAN AND SEARCHLIGHT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 3567 11542 3513 11475 3581 11492 3612 11498

      3635 11472 3643 11500 3640 11513 3646 11535

      3642 11550



$$



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