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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT

245 AM MDT WED JUN 18 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN YELLOWSTONE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...



* UNTIL 815 AM MDT



* AT 242 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED   

  THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LATE LAST EVENING OVER 

  THE WARNED AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 4  

  AM MDT FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED                 

  AREA...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING THROUGH EARLY        

  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 



* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED GENERALLY NORTH OF I-94 FROM NORTH OF   

  WORDEN TO NORTH OF CUSTER. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 4 AM MDT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BILLINGS.



LAT...LON 4616 10750 4599 10812 4622 10827 4627 10811

      4626 10804 4629 10803 4638 10770

TIME...MOT...LOC 0845Z 180DEG 0KT 4617 10789



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