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WGUS56 KPDT 100149

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WAC037-100800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR

644 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KITTITAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG



* UNTIL 100 AM PDT



* AT 640 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL IS   

  ANTICIPATED AND THIS WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. THIS WARNING     

  REPLACES THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN     

  EFFECT FOR KITTITAS COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KITTITAS...

  THORP AND TEANAWAY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

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

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

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 4695 12095 4688 12036 4678 12026 4678 12005

      4682 11999 4718 12008 4737 12090



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