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WGUS75 KVEF 300238

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

738 PM PDT FRI JUL 29 2005



AZC015-300415-

MOHAVE AZ-

738 PM PDT FRI JUL 29 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 915 PM MST FOR CENTRAL 

MOHAVE COUNTY...



AT 730 PM PDT...AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES REPORTED BETWEEN 1.25 AND 

1.65 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE AREA EAST OF KINGMAN UP 

ACROSS ROUTE 66 INTO THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEAKENING OVER THE AREA AND RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING 

OF WASHES...SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF 

HIGHWAY 66 FROM VALENTINE TO PEACH SPRINGS.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS 

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS

VEGAS.



LAT...LON 3582 11403 3516 11394 3514 11340 3582 11339



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