Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS STU

Issued

Feb 22, 2006, 9:35 AM CST (15:35 UTC)

Expired

Feb 22, 2006, 11:00 AM CST

In force

85 min

Issued by

NWS STU

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGZS50 NSTU 221535
FFWPPG 
ASZ001>002-221700-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
435 AM SST WED FEB 22  2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO IS EXTENDING 

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

* UNTIL 600 AM SST WEDNESDAY

* AT 430 AM WEDNESDAY...HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUE ALONG THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS
TUTUILA.  SATELLITE IMAGERY DISPLAY AN AREA OF CONVECTION OVER THE ISLANDS AND IS
MOVING WEST SLOWLY.

* 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 VALLEYS.  LAND AND MUD SLIDES
ARE POSSIBLE AS GROUNDS HAS BEEN SATURATED. OVER 3.16 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN
RECORDED AT THE TAFUNA WEATHER OFFICE SINCE 130 AM THIS MORNING.  

.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.

$$

...LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA SOLOGA...

O LOO TUMAU LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA TETELE MA SOLOGA MO TUTUILA AUNUU MA MANUA.

O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA LE TETELE O TAFEGA UA LOLOVAIA AI NOFOAGA
MAUALALALO MA ALATELE MA UA LOFIA AI VAITAFE.  E FAUTUAINA FOI LE
ATUNUU ONA UA SUSU LE ELEELE MA O LE A TELE AI NOFOAGA TU LATA I MAUGA O LE TUTUPU
AI SOLOGA E SILI ATU I LE 3.16 INISI O LE TIMU UA FAAMAUINA I LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA MAI
LE TOLU SEFULU MINUTE E TEA AI LE AFA O LE TASI I LE TAEAO NEI.

E TOE FAAMANATU ATU I LE MAMALU LAUTELE AE MAISE LAVA E O LOO
FAAFOE INA TAAVALE...A TETELE TAFEGA MA LOLOGA..ONA AUA LEA LE
TAUMAFAI E SOPOIA TAFEGA.  O LE TELE LAVA O E UA MALILIU I LOLOGA MA
TAFEGA ONA O LE TAUMAFAI E SOPOIA LOLOGA MA TAFEGA A O MAMAFA
TAFEGA.  

FAAFOFOGA MAI PEA I LETIO MA TELEVISE MO NISI TALA E UIGA I NEI
LAPATAIGA.

O LE A TOE MAUA ATU SE TALA FOU MO LENEI LIPOTI I LE 6 AM ASO LULU.

$$

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