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WGUS75 KVEF 170153

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

653 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008



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SAN BERNARDINO CA-

653 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PDT FOR WEST

CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...



AT 643 PM PDT...THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAIN NORTH 

OF HELENDALE HAS WEAKENED. RADAR ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES 

OF RAIN HAD FALLEN NEAR THE HELENDALE AIRPORT. THE HEAVY RAIN FROM 

THIS STORM REMAINED BETWEEN HELENDALE AND HINKLEY ROADS. RUNOFF FROM 

THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND WILL IMPACT 

ROADS IN THE AREA.



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 3480 11728 3480 11736 3481 11738 3494 11737

      3492 11717 3480 11716 3479 11727



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