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WGUS75 KVEF 080037

FFSVEF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

437 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009



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INYO CA-

437 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009



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

CENTRAL INYO COUNTY...



AT 431 PM PST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING CONTINUING IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. HIGHWAYS 190 AND 

178 WERE CLOSED BETWEEN FURNACE CREEK AND STOVEPIPE WELLS...AND 

HIGHWAY 127 WAS CLOSED AT SPANISH TRAIL ROAD. SATELLITE AND RADAR 

INDICATED THAT RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE FLOODED AREAS THROUGH 6 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FURNACE 

CREEK AND STOVEPIPE WELLS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER 

GROUND. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS

VEGAS.



LAT...LON 3643 11729 3696 11756 3709 11739 3620 11619

      3602 11637



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