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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT

1248 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2005



MTC075-291015-

POWDER RIVER MT-

1248 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 AM MDT FOR POWDER RIVER

COUNTY...



AT 1235 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AREAS OF MODERATE RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN POWDER RIVER 

COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. PUBLIC REPORTS AND RADAR 

ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT VERY HEAVY RAIN FELL ACROSS THE AREA 

BEGINNING AT 730 PM LAST EVENING LIKELY PRODUCING RAIN TOTALS OF 2 

TO 4 INCHES IN SPOTS. WHILE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED IN 

INTENSITY ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL ENHANCE THE FLOODING 

SITUATION.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

BROADUS...POWDERVILLE...COALWOOD...OLIVE...EPSIE...AND SONNETTE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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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