Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS STU

Issued

Dec 26, 2005, 3:30 PM CST (21:30 UTC)

Expired

Dec 26, 2005, 5:30 PM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS STU

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGZS50 NSTU 262130
FFWPPG 
ASZ001-002-262330-

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
1030 AM SST MON DEC 26 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 

*  A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
    FOR TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA ISLANDS.

* UNTIL 1230 PM MONDAY

*AT 1030 AM MON...SATELLITE WAS SHOWING AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACTIVE TROUGH ACROSS
THE ISLANDS.  HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ALONG THE MOUNTAINS AND WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS..

*WSO PAGO RECEIVED 2.4 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 2 HRS. EXCESSIVE 
RUNOFF HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROAD
WAYS AND HAS OVERFLOWED STREAMS AND COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING
OF RIVERS ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES AND VALLEYS.  MUD AND LAND SLIDES
ARE POSSIBLE AS THE GROUND HAS BECOME SATURATED.

.MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERTED FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT
TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER.  MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS
OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.  TO ESCAPE
RISING WATER...CLIMB DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUT
RACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$
SP
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LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA
1030AM ASO GAFUA

*UA FAAAUAU PEA LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA MO
TUTUILA..AUNUU MA MANUA E OO ATU I LE 1230 I LE TAEAO NEI..O LOO
MAMAFA LAVA TIMUGA MA O LE A FAAAUAU PEA I LE TAEAO NEI.

*O LOO TAOTO TONU I LUGA O LE TUTUILA MA MANUA NI TULAGA LOULOUA O
LE TAU MA O LOO MAFUA MAI AI FAITITILI MA TIMUGA MAMAFA O LOO AAFIA
AI NEI LE ATUNUU.

*O LOO MAMAFA PEA TIMUGA I ATU MAUGA MA O LOO TETELE AI PEA TAFEGA.
UA FAAMAUINA I LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA E TUSA MA LE 2.4 INISI O
LE TIMU I LE 2 ITULA UA MAVAE ATU.

*O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA LE TETELE O TAFEGA UA LOLO VAIA AI LE TELE O
NOFOAGA MAUALALALO MA VAITAFE...MA E ONA TUTUPU AI LOLOGA MA
TAFEGA TETELE I VAITAFE MA OGANUU TULATA I AUVAE MAUGA.

E FAUTUAINA LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU INA IA TAGAI ANE I LE TETELE O
TAFEGA MA LOLOGA MA E FAUTUA INA I LATOU UMA O LOO FAAFOE INA
TAAVALE INA IA AUA LE KOLOSI INA AUALA UA LOFIA I TAFEGA MA LOLOGA
TETELE.

$$

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