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FLASH FLOOD WARNING


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


945 AM SST FRI JAN 20 2005





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 





* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...


  FOR TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA ISLANDS.





* UNTIL 1145 AM FRIDAY





*AT 0920 AM FRIDAY...SATELLITE WAS SHOWING AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS


OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACTIVE SLOW MOVING


TROUGH OVER THE ISLANDS.  HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WILL


LIKELY TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS..





*TAFUNA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE RECEIVED OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN


THE LAST HOUR WITH HEAVIER FALLS REPORTED ON THE MOUNTAINS. 


EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF LOW LYING


AREAS AND ROAD WAYS AND HAS OVERFLOWED STREAMS AND COULD CAUSE


FLASH FLOODING OF STREAM ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES AND VALLEYS.   MUD


AND LAND SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE AS THE GROUND HAS BECOME SATURATED.





.MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERTED FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT


TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER.  MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS


OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.  TO ESCAPE


RISING WATER...CLIMB DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND.  NEVER TRY TO OUT


RACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE.





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LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA


945 AM ASO FARAILE





*UA IAI NEI LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA MO TUTUILA..AUNUU MA


MANUA E OO ATU I LE 1145 I LE TAEAO NEI..  O LOO MAMAFA LAVA TIMUGA MA


O LE A FAAAUAU PEA I LE TAEAO NEI.





*O LOO TAOTO TONU I LUGA O LE TUTUILA MA MANUA NI TULAGA LOULOUA O


LE TAU MA O LOO MAFUA MAI AI FAITITILI MA TIMUGA MAMAFA O LOO AAFIA


AI NEI LE ATUNUU.





*O LOO MAMAFA PEA TIMUGA I ATU MAUGA MA O LOO TETELE AI PEA TAFEGA.


UA FAAMAUINA I LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA E TUSA E SILI MA LE  INISI O


LE TIMU I LE TASI LE ITULA UA MAVAE ATU.





*O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA LE TETELE O TAFEGA UA LOLO VAIA AI LE TELE O


NOFOAGA MAUALALALO MA VAITAFE...MA E ONA TUTUPU AI LOLOGA MA


TAFEGA TETELE I VAITAFE MA OGANUU TULATA I AUVAE MAUGA.





E FAUTUAINA LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU INA IA TAGAI ANE I LE TETELE O


TAFEGA MA LOLOGA MA E FAUTUA INA I LATOU UMA O LOO FAAFOE INA


TAAVALE INA IA AUA LE KOLOSI INA AUALA UA LOFIA I TAFEGA MA LOLOGA


TETELE.





AA/SP


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