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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT

1015 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POWDER RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BROADUS



* UNTIL 415 AM MDT



* AT 1015 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS

  OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

  ...POWDERVILLE...OLIVE AND COALWOOD.



VERY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REMAINED OVER CENTRAL AND 

EASTERN POWDER RIVER COUNTY FOR THE PAST 2 HOURS. THESE 

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH 

RADAR INDICATING RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT 

TIMES. GIVEN THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LOCALLY ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA.



THIS WARNING INCLUDES PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 59 NORTH OF BROADUS WHICH 

EXPERIENCED FLASH FLOODING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.



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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT 

NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BILLINGS.



LAT...LON 4513 10602 4510 10506 4577 10502 4577 10593



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