
493
WGUS75 KVEF 090112
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
612 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2014

AZC015-NVC003-017-090400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MOHAVE AZ-CLARK NV-LINCOLN NV-
612 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2014

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN
CLARK AND NORTH CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTIES...

...A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN CLARK AND NORTH CENTRAL MOHAVE
COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN ENDED OVER NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY AND THE VIRGIN RIVER
GORGE BETWEEN 5 PM AND 530 PM AND NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
REPORTED THAT I-15 WAS CLOSED BETWEEN THE UTAH AND NEVADA STATE
LINES DUE TO FLOODING IN THE VIRGIN RIVER GORGE. I-15 WAS ALSO
CLOSED BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 93 NEAR MOAPA AND GLENDALE DUE TO
FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT ROAD DAMAGE.

MAJOR FLOODING ALONG THE MUDDY RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MOAPA...
LOGANDALE AND OVERTON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOAPA...GLENDALE...LOGANDALE...OVERTON
INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN MOAPA AND THE ARIZONA/UTAH STATE LINE
LITTLEFIELD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT TRAVEL IN THE WARNED AREA. LEAVE ROADS OPEN FOR EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MANY ROADWAYS IN
THE AREA ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE STRONGLY ADVISING AGAINST TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA TO BETTER FACILITATE CURRENT EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
MANY ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING.

RESIDENTS SHOULD HEED THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROAD OR ENTER A FLOOD CHANNEL. MOST
FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR WHEN DRIVERS ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 3685 11499 3693 11467 3700 11404 3700 11362
      3653 11400 3638 11408 3634 11422 3627 11443
      3640 11445 3652 11452 3649 11460 3635 11484
      3634 11500

$$

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