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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

1229 AM MDT SUN JUL 15 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY OF

COLORADO UNTIL 100 AM MDT...



SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE...HALE AND BONNY

RESERVOIR.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR STILL INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY 

RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE WEST END OF BONNY RESERVOIR TO JUST 

WEST OF JOES. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 

TO 15 MPH. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED NEAR 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED 

NEAR OR OVER BONNY RESERVOIR WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL POSSIBLE. 



A PARK RANGER AT BONNY RESERVOIR REPORTED THAT SINCE APPROXIMATELY 

11 PM...6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER WAS RUNNING OVER A ROAD NEAR THE 

SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR. THIS ROAD WAS NEAR THE EAST BEACH 

CAMPGROUND. THE PARK RANGER HAD ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT OF BASEMENT 

FLOODING IN HALE. 



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IF

YOU ARE NEAR...OR LIVE IN...A FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE

IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE ACROSS

AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. BE EXPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS...OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.

TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE

THROUGH RISING WATER.



PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN

GOODLAND.



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