reply to post by When the Spaceship Lands
Here is the weather alert:
NVZ020-262015-
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1118 AM PDT SAT JUL 26 2008
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAPID RISES IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES IN.
CNTL CLARK COUNTY IN S. NV.
* UNTIL 115 PM PDT.
* AT 1115 AM PDT.NATL WEATHER SVC RADAR INDICATED VERY
HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER JEAN ALONG INTERSTATE 15.
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH
IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.MINOR FLOODING & SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE.JEAN.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
IN DESERT TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. SEVERAL INCHES OF SWIFTLY
FLOWING WATER CAN CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
LAT.LON 3585 11540 3584 11523 3571 11528 3572 11541