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WGUS55 KREV 090333

FFWREV

NVC031-090630-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

833 PM PDT MON JUN 8 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH CENTRAL WASHOE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA 2 MILES NORTH OF     

  SPANISH SPRINGS...



* UNTIL 1130 PM PDT



* AT 827 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTH OF SPANISH SPRINGS 

OR 1 MILE EAST OF THE SPANISH SPRINGS AIRPORT.



* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER   

MAINLY RURAL AREAS EAST OF PYRAMID HIGHWAY.



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE SPANISH SPRINGS AREA WITH 

RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF OVER ONE INCH IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. LOW 

LYING AREAS...DITCHES AND SMALL CREEKS WILL BE MOST PRONE TO FLASH 

FLOODING. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST A FEW INCHES OF FAST 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 3970 11969 3970 11962 3962 11964 3964 11972



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