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BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED


FLASH FLOOD WARNING


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


628 PM SST FRI FEB 02 2007





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 





*  A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...


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





*  UNTIL 900 PM SST FRIDAY





*  AT 600 PM FRIDAY...SATELITTE IMAGERY SHOWS AN EXTENSIVE


   LAYER OF RAINBANDS MOVING ACROSS THE ISLANDS THIS EVENING


   THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE


   RECORDED ABOUT 1.59 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST 2 HOURS.


   





*  FAGAITUA AND AMOULI VILLAGES INCLUDING MANY VILLAGES ACROSS


   THE ISLANDS HAVE OBSERVED OVERFLOW OF SMALL STREAMS AND INCREASING


   FLOW OF WATER FROM MOUNTAIN SITES AND COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 


   OF STREAMS ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES AND VALLEYS.


   LAND AND MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE AS GROUNDS HAS BEEN 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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FAAMOLEMOLE IA FAASALALAU LOA LAVA


LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA TETELE


OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA


628 PM ASO FARAILE FEPUARI 02 2007





...UA IAI NEI SE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MO VAITAFE MA NOFOAGA MAUALALALO MO


TUTUILA AUNUU MA MANUA...





O TULAGA LOULOUA O LE TAU UA VAAIA NEI I LUGA O LE ATUNUU MA UA MAFUA


AI TIMUGA MAMAFA I LE AFIAFI NEI. E TUSA MA LE 1 TESIMALE 59 INISI


FAAPUTUGA O TIMUGA NA MAUA E LE OFISA O LE TAU MAI I ITULA E 2 UA MAVAE.


UA RIPOTIA MAI FOI LE TULAGA O TAFEGA MA LOLOGA I NISI O NUU FAAPEA


I FAGAITUA MA AMOULI I LE AFIAFI NEI.





E FAUTUAINA LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU INA IA AUA LE LAASIA ALA UA LOFIA I LE


TETELE O LOLOGA MA TAFEGA.  O LE TELE O E MALILIU I LOLOGA TAFEGA E MAFUA


ONA O LE TAUMAFAI O TAGATA E KOLOSI AUALA O TETELE TAFEGA MA LOLOGA.  FAAMOLEMOLE


FAAUTAGIA MAI LENEI LAPATAIGA.





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