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WGUS75 KVEF 302301

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

401 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008



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MOHAVE AZ-

401 PM MST SAT AUG 30 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MST FOR

CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...



AT 353 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER INDICATED THE 

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WERE DIMINISHING

OVER THE LARGE AREA ENCOMPASSING THE WESTERN GRAND CANYON AND THE 

PLATEAUS NORTH OF THE COLORADO RIVER.



AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES IN THE WARNING AREA RECORDED BETWEEN 1.25 AND 

1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS. RUNOFF FROM THIS 

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN THE REMOTE CANYONS 

AND WASHES WITHIN THE WARNED AREA.



IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO CANYONS AND WASHES 

WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD 

AVOID CANYONS AND WASHES.



IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO 

NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN 

DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS

VEGAS.



LAT...LON 3615 11317 3608 11322 3608 11331 3603 11333

      3597 11329 3588 11328 3568 11331 3562 11369

      3585 11386 3614 11387 3678 11318 3632 11272



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