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WGUS75 KVEF 252316

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

416 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008



CAC071-NVC003-260000-

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

SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV-

416 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM PDT FOR SOUTH

CENTRAL CLARK AND NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...



AT 400 PM PST...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS 

CONTINUING OVER PORTIONS OF NIPTON ROAD BETWEEN INTERSTATE 15 AND 

SEARCHLIGHT.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NIPTON AND

SEARCHLIGHT



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 3558 11547 3559 11487 3532 11482 3530 11547



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