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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

325 PM PDT MON AUG 29 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL MULTNOMAH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OREGON

  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON



* UNTIL 445 PM PDT



* AT 316 PM PDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

  DEBRIS FLOWS AND LANDSLIDES FROM HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE COLUMBIA 

  RIVER SCENIC HIGHWAY NEAR THE SANDY RIVER AND EAST OF TROUTDALE.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  TROUTDALE...MULTNOMAH FALLS...BRIDAL VEIL...WASHOUGAL AND CAMAS.



THE DEBRIS FLOWS AND LANDSLIDES ARE THE RESULT OF VERY HEAVY RAIN 

FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. TROUTDALE AIRPORT HAS 

REPORTED ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF IN THE PAST HOUR AND A HALF.



WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED IT 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. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY

FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4553 12253 4551 12225 4560 12226 4560 12251



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