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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA

643 PM PDT WED JUL 5 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON



* UNTIL 845 PM PDT



* AT 640 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN

  OKANOGAN COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF CARLTON AND TWISP.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINTHROP...

  TWISP...MAZAMA...MALOTT AND CONCONULLY



RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT RAPID RISES ALONG SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AS WELL AS DEBRIS FLOWS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE 

UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW RIVER VALLEY WHERE RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 

NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST TWO HOURS. 



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPOKANE.



LAT...LON 4843 12057 4808 12010 4814 11970 4899 11976

      4900 12063 4870 12063



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