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864 

WGUS75 KVEF 130301

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

755 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008



CAC027-NVC009-130345-

/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080713T0345Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

ESMERALDA NV-INYO CA-

800 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM PDT FOR NORTH

CENTRAL INYO AND CENTRAL ESMERALDA COUNTIES...



AT 758 PM PDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE 

STARTING TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY 

OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN IN INYO AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES TODAY. SOME 

SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO MUD AND ROCKS ON THE THE 

ROADWAY.  



THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER

MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER

THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH

TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE

THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3746 11802 3747 11787 3750 11790 3755 11798

      3756 11799 3763 11797 3759 11773 3713 11753

      3717 11811



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