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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
437 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL STILLWATER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
* UNTIL 730 PM MDT
* AT 429 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN COLUMBUS AND PARK CITY. RADAR ESTIMATES
THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN ABOUT AN HOUR IN THIS AREA.
RAPID RUNOFF IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE. THIS COULD IMPACT THE VALLEY CREEK...TILDEN CREEK...
ALLEN CREEK AND HENLEY CREEK DRAINAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 4571 10919 4577 10910 4578 10892 4565 10892
4561 10913 4563 10919
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