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FLASH FLOOD WARNING-URGENT BROADCAST   


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


500 AM SST SUN AUG 27 2006





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAFUNA HAS ISSUED 





*A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...


  FOR ALL COUNTIES OF TUTUILA..AUNUU AND MANUA.





*UNTIL 800 AM SUNDAY.





*THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEAT THE TAFUNA AIRPORT RECORDED ABOUT 1.37


INCHES IN THE PAST 2 HOURS.  OFU MANUA HAD REPORTED MORE THAN 2 INCHES OF


RAINFALL IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.





*AT 400 AM SUN...SATELLITE IMAGERY WAS SHOWING A WESTWARD SLOWING MOVING


CONVERGENCE OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA.  HEAVY RAIN WITH SCATTERED


THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 





*HEAVY RAINFALL AND RUNOFFS WILL QUICKLY FLOOD LOW-LYING AREAS AND


OVERFLOW STREAMS AND ROADWAYS.





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.  DO NOT CAMP NEAR


STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.





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LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA


500 AM ASO SA





...UA IAI NEI SE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA MO TUTUILA AUNUU MA MANUA...





*SE IA OO ATU I LE 800 I LE TAEAO NEI.





*I LE ITULA E 400 AM O LE ASO...SA VAAIA AI LEL TELE O AO I LUGA O TUTUILA MA MANUA


ONA TULAGA LOULOUA O LE TAU O LOO AGAI LEMU ATU I SISIFO.   O NEI TIMUGA


MAMAFA O LE A FAAAUAU PEA I LE TAEAO NEI.





*O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA TAFEGA O LE A LOLOVAIA AI NOFOAGA MAUALALALO MA


VAITAFE...AE MAISE LAVA AFIOAGA O NUUULI UTA..PAGO PAGO MA TAFUNA.





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


TAFEGA MA LOLOGA MA E FAUTUAINA I LATOU UMA O LOO FAAFOEINA


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


TETELE.





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AKAPO





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