Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS STU

Issued

Aug 17, 2005, 12:30 PM CDT (17:30 UTC)

Expired

Aug 17, 2005, 2:30 PM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS STU

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGZS50 NSTU 171730
FFWPPG 
ASZ002-003-171730-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
630 AM SST WED AUG 17 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 

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

* UNTIL 830 AM WEDNESDAY

*AT 600 AM WED...SATELLITE WAS SHOWING AN ACTIVE STATIONARY TROUGH
WITH AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA.  HEAVY RAIN
FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DUMPED ABOUT 2  INCHES OF RAINFALL IN
THE PAST 2 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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LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA
430 AM ASO LULU

*O LOO FAAAUAU PEA LE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA MO
TUTUILA..AUNUU MA MANUA E OO ATU I LE 830 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.

*NA FAAMAUINA I LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA E TUSA MA LE 2 INISI O 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 I LE IA AUA LE KOLOSI INA AUALA UA LOFIA I TAFEGA MA LOLOGA
TETELE.

$$

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