

000

WGUS75 KVEF 162232

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

332 PM PDT SAT AUG 16 2008



AZC015-162330-

/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080816T2330Z/

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

MOHAVE AZ-

332 PM MST SAT AUG 16 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY...



AT 324 PM MST...THUNDERSTORMS WHICH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR 

INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. 

HOWEVER WATER IS LIKELY STILL MOVING THROUGH THE NORMALLY DRY WASHES 

AND POSING A FLASH FLOOD RISK.



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 3637 11264 3635 11268 3635 11271 3631 11272

      3631 11274 3628 11280 3627 11286 3625 11290

      3643 11290 3642 11262



$$



JENSEN

