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936 

WGUS75 KVEF 130354

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

852 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008



NVC017-130500-

/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080713T0500Z/

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

LINCOLN NV-

852 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM PDT FOR

CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...



AT 850 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS 

LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELGIN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 

ALAMO...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT TWO INCHES OF 

RAIN HAD FALLEN 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELGIN...AND FLOODING WAS 

LIKELY OCCURRING THERE.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR

CREEKS.



IN DESERT 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. SEVERAL INCHES OF SWIFTLY

FLOWING WATER CAN CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3750 11469 3748 11435 3721 11449 3718 11482



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