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WGUS55 KVEF 260348

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CAC071-260545-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

848 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...



* UNTIL 1045 PM PDT.



* AT 843 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 

  BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 30...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF VIDAL 

  JUNCTION. WATER FROM THIS STORM WILL FLOW OVER HIGHWAY 95.



* THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY 

  RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN

AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3445 11492 3444 11445 3424 11449 3427 11492



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