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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA

241 PM PDT THU MAY 29 2008



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FERRY WA-

241 PM PDT THU MAY 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM PDT FOR

EASTERN FERRY COUNTY...



AT 235 PM PDT...LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM 

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING...AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ONTO 

BRIDGE CREEK ROAD NEAR THE BRIDGE CREEK SUMMIT.  THIS STORM WAS 

LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INCHELIUM AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR NOW INDICATES THAT OVER 2.5 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA...WITH NEARLY AN INCH OF THAT 

IN THE LAST 20 MINUTES.



THIS THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER 

MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY JUST WEST OF THE TWIN 

LAKES AREA.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SPOKANE.



LAT...LON 4868 11862 4876 11832 4828 11820 4822 11820

      4814 11823 4815 11868 4838 11867

TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 277DEG 2KT 4825 11841



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