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WGUS75 KVEF 180144

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

644 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2008



NVC003-180230-

/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080718T0230Z/

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

CLARK NV-

644 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM PDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY...



AT 637 PM PDT...RADAR SHOWED ONLY LIGHT RAIN FALLING OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING A FEW MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE 

WARNED AREA...AND THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD MOVE OVER HIGHWAY 95 BEFORE 

730 PM. THE NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC 

BACKUPS ON HIGHWAY 95 DUE TO FLOODING AT MILE MARKER 112.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. SEVERAL INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3664 11567 3664 11544 3646 11544 3646 11567



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