THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... AREAS IN AND BELOW THE CARLTON COMPLEX FIRE BURN SCAR IN SOUTH CENTRAL OKANOGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON... * UNTIL 1130 PM PDT * AT 830 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE CARLTON COMPLEX FIRE BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY FROM STEEP SLOPES AND CANYONS THAT HAVE BEEN BADLY BURNED. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE AREAS BELOW STEEP SLOPES AND CANYONS BELOW BURNED AREAS NEAR... BREWSTER...PATEROS...FOGGY DEW CAMPGROUND...CRATER CREEK CAMPGROUND...MALOTT...CARLTON AND METHOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE THE CARLTON COMPLEX FIRE BURN SCARS ABOVE THE METHOW RIVER VALLEY. HIGH INTENSITY RAINFALL ON THE BURNED AREAS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW THE CARLTON COMPLEX FIRE BURN SCAR...INCLUDING MOTORISTS...SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && LAT...LON 4832 11969 4813 11971 4810 11974 4806 11989 4799 11987 4796 11989 4804 12006 4813 12014 4820 12024 4826 12024 4824 12012 4838 11993 -SWC-
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 03:32:46 +0000
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