Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS STU

Issued

May 25, 2005, 8:00 AM CDT (13:00 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2005, 10:00 AM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS STU

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGZS50 NSTU 251400
FFWPPG

ASZ002>003-251600-
BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
200 AM SST WED MAY 25 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED

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

* UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY

*AT 330 AM WED...SATELLITE WAS SHOWING A STATIONARY TROUGH WITH
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA.  HEAVY RAIN FROM
THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DUMPED 2.19 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST 2
HOURS WITH 5.05 INCHES OR RAINFALL IN THE LAST 6 HOURS

*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.  LAND AND MUD SLIDES
ARE POSSIBLE AS GROUNDS HAS BE 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.

$$
AKAPO

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