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WGUS75 KVEF 092359

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

459 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2008



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MOHAVE AZ-

459 PM MST SAT AUG 9 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MST FOR

CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...



AT 453 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED AWAY FROM THE WARNED AREA. 

HOWEVER...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN FELL IN THE PEACH SPRINGS 

WASH...WHICH DRAINS ALONG DIAMOND CREEK ROAD TOWARDS THE COLORADO 

RIVER. SINCE A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IS LIKELY STILL FLOWING ALONG 

THE ROAD...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DIAMOND 

CREEK.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS

VEGAS.



LAT...LON 3589 11349 3590 11332 3557 11334 3558 11350



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