Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS STU

Issued

Jan 20, 2005, 2:45 PM CST (20:45 UTC)

Expired

Jan 20, 2005, 4:45 PM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS STU

Area

Whole counties

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WGZS50 NSTU 202225
FFWPPG
ASZ001-002-202245-

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
945 AM SST FRI JAN 20 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED

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

* UNTIL 1145 AM FRIDAY

*AT 0920 AM FRIDAY...SATELLITE WAS SHOWING AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACTIVE SLOW MOVING
TROUGH OVER THE ISLANDS.  HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WILL
LIKELY TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS..

*TAFUNA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE RECEIVED OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN
THE LAST HOUR WITH HEAVIER FALLS REPORTED ON THE MOUNTAINS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS AND ROAD WAYS AND HAS OVERFLOWED STREAMS AND COULD CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING OF STREAM 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.

$$
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LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA
945 AM ASO FARAILE

*UA IAI NEI LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA MO TUTUILA..AUNUU MA
MANUA E OO ATU I LE 1145 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 E SILI MA LE  INISI O
LE TIMU I LE TASI LE 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.

AA/SP
$$

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