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BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED


FLASH FLOOD WARNING


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


325 AM SST WED FEB 22  2006





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 





*  A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...


    FOR ALL COUNTIES OF TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA ISLANDS.





* UNTIL 400 AM SST WEDNESDAY





* AT 200 AM WED...THE HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUE ALONG THE MOUNTAINS


ACROSS TUTUILA.  SATELLITE IMAGERIES SHOWS EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVERS


FROM TUTUILA TO MANUA..





* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROAD


WAYS AND HAS OVERFLOWED STREAMS AND COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING


OF STREAMS ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES AND VALLEYS.  LAND AND MUD SLIDES


ARE POSSIBLE AS GROUNDS HAS BEEN SATURATED. OVER 2   INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN


RECORDED AT THE TAFUNA WEATHER OFFICE IN THE PAST 2 HOURS.  





.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 SOLOGA





O LOO UA IAI NEI SE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA TETELE MA SOLOGA MO


TUTUILA..AUNUU MA MANUA.





O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA LE TETELE O TAFEGA UA LOLOVAIA AI NOFOAGA


MAUALALALO MA ALATELE MA UA LOFIA AI VAITAFE.  E FAUTUAINA FOI LE


ATUNUU ONA UA SUSU LE ELEELE MA O LE A TELE AI NOFOAGA TU LATA I MAUGA O LE TUTUPU


AI SOLOGA E SILI ATU I LE 2  INISI O LE TIMU UA FAAMAUINA I LE OFISO O LE TAU I FAFUNA I


LE 2 ITULA NA SEI MAVAE ATU.





E TOE FAAMANATU ATU I LE MAMALU LAUTELE AE MAISE LAVA E O LOO


FAAFOE INA TAAVALE...A TETELE TAFEGA MA LOLOGA..ONA AUA LEA LE


TAUMAFAI E SOPOIA TAFEGA.  O LE TELE LAVA O E UA MALILIU I LOLOGA MA


TAFEGA ONA O LE TAUMAFAI E SOPOIA LOLOGA MA TAFEGA A O MAMAFA


TAFEGA.  





FAAFOFOGA MAI PEA I LETIO MA TELEVISE MO NISI TALA E UIGA I NEI


LAPATAIGA.





O LE A TOE MAUA ATU SE TALA FOU MO LENEI LIPOTI I LE 4 AM ASO LULU.





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