Flash Flood Warning issued Thursday over Falls Fire burn area

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GRANT/HARNEY COUNTY – A Flash Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service over the Falls Fire burn area in Grant and Harney Counties. Find the full release below:

(From The National Weather Service)


Flash Flood Warning
ORC023-152015-
/O.NEW.KPDT.FF.W.0001.240815T1929Z-240815T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1229 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Grant County in central Oregon...

* Until 115 PM PDT.

* At 1229 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
  expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Falls Fire. The debris flow can consist of rock,
mud, vegetation and other loose materials.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around
           the Falls Fire burn scar.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams. The debris
           flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other
           loose materials.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of South Central Grant County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 4408 11922 4400 11903 4396 11902 4396 11923
      4396 11925 4396 11929 4396 11933 4396 11940
      4406 11930 4406 11929

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

CB

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Flash Flood Warning
ORC025-152115-
/O.NEW.KBOI.FF.W.0004.240815T1915Z-240815T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boise ID
1215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Falls Fire burn scar in...
  North Central Harney County in southeastern Oregon...

* Until 215 PM PDT.

* At 1215 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain over the northern half of the Falls Fire Burn Scar.
  Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow.
The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around
           the Falls Fire Burn Scar.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Falls Fire Burn
           Scar.

* Inside the Falls Fire burn scar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry washes is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.

&&

LAT...LON 4396 11929 4396 11925 4396 11922 4396 11913
      4396 11909 4396 11906 4396 11905 4387 11902
      4387 11942 4394 11946 4394 11938 4396 11935

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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