Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Office of the Governor HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Honorable Ralph DLG. Torres, Governor Gerald J. Deleon Guerrero, Special Assistant Honorable Arnold I. Palacios, Lieutenant Governor
FLOOD ADVISORY AUGUST 02, 2021 6:00 AM
BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER-STATE WARNING POINT:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... ROTA ISLAND IN THE MARIANAS... TINIAN ISLAND IN THE MARIANAS... SAIPAN ISLAND IN THE MARIANAS...
* UNTIL 815 AM CHST.
* AT 509 AM CHST, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. BETWEEN 0.6 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GARAPAN, DANDAN, CHINA TOWN, TANAPAG, AS MAHETOG, KOBLERVILLE, SAN JOSE (TINIAN MUNICIPALITY), CHALAN KANOA I, SINAPALO, SAN ANTONIO, CHALAN KANOA II, CHALAN KANOA III, SAN ROQUE, KAGMAN, CHALAN KANOA IV, KAGMAN III, GUALO RAI, AFETNAS, CHALAN PIAO AND FANANGANAN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
THEREFORE, GOVERNOR RALPH DLG. TORRES IS ADVISING RESIDENTS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA THAT FLOODING CAN BECOME LIFE-THREATENING VERY QUICKLY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. MONITOR CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA AND THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
EOC-SWP WARNING OFFICERS: DC/JS
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