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WGUS75 KVEF 050144

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

644 PM PDT MON AUG 4 2008



AZC015-050345-

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MOHAVE AZ-

644 PM MST MON AUG 4 2008



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

CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...



AT 635 PM MST...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS

REPORTED.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF DIAMOND CREEK...OR

14 MILES EAST OF TRUXTON CANYON RAWS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH.



THIS THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER

MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.



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 3564 11333 3574 11375 3599 11348 3596 11331



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