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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

458 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RUSH COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM

CDT...



DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN EXCESS 

OF 5 INCHES IN 4 HOURS HAS FALLEN AN A SWATH ACROSS SOUTHERN AND

CENTRAL RUSH COUNTY. THE AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG HIGHWAY 96 AND

THE WALNUT CREEK FROM ALEXANDER TO SHAFFER. ALTHOUGH NO REPORTS

OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH IN THE

RADAR TOTALS TO CONTINUE THE WARNING. RAINFALL IS NOW BECOMING

LIGHTER IN THE WARNED AREA BUT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 600 AM CDT.  



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE TIMKEN...SHAFFER...RUSH 

CENTER...OTIS...NEKOMA...ALEXANDER AND LA CROSSE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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