Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS STU

Issued

Dec 8, 2005, 7:00 AM CST (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Dec 8, 2005, 10:00 AM CST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS STU

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGZS50 NSTU 081300
FFWPPG 
ASZ002-003-081600-

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
200 AM SST THU DEC 08 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 

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

* UNTIL 500 AM THURSDAY

* AT 200 AM THU...SATELLITE WAS SHOWING A STATIONARY TROUGH WITH
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA.  HEAVY RAIN FROM
THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DUMPED MORE THAN AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN THE
PAST 3 HOURS WITH HEAVIER FALLS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.

* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROAD
WAYS AND HAS OVERFLOWED STREAMS AND COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING
OF STREAMS ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES AND DOWN STREAM VILLAGES LIKE
PAGO PAGO...NUUULI UTA...MALAEIMI AND THE TAFUNA PLAINS.    LAND AND
MUDSLIDE ARE POSSIBLE ALONG STEEP SLOPES AND MOUNTAINOUS AS
GROUNDS HAS BEEN SATURATED.
               
* MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERTED FOR FLASH 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
200 AM ASO LULU

*O LOO UA I AI NEI LE SE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGAMAMAFA MO
TUTUILA..AUNUU MA MANUA MO LE VAVEAO NEI O LE ASO TOFI.

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

*O TIMUGA MAMAFA NA FAAMAUINA I LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA E SILI ATU
I LE INISI I LE 3 ITULA UA MAVAE ATU MA E MAMAFA ATU I LUGA O MAUGA.

*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 MAUGA.  O LE VAVE MA LE
TETELE O TAFEGA O LE A LOLOVAIA NOFOAGA I AUVAE MAUGA.

E LAPATAIA AI AFIOAGA MAUALALALO INA IA NOFO SAUNI E TULAI VAVE ESE
PEA FAATETEINA PEA TIMUGA.  E FATUAINA LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU INA IA
AUA LE AVEINA TAAVALE MA UIA AGANUU O LOO TETELE AI TAFEGA MA UA
LOFIA I LOLOGA.

$$

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