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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

1047 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NESS AND RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL

1215 AM CDT...



DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 6 HOUR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF UP 

TO 6 TO 7 INCHES IN EXTREME NORTHEAST NESS COUNTY WITH 6 HOUR 

AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES IN NORTHWEST RUSH COUNTY AND ACROSS 

PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL NESS COUNTY. MOST OF THE RAINFALL ACROSS NESS 

COUNTY AND RUSH COUNTY WILL RUN OFF INTO THE SNAKE CREEK AND BIG 

TIMBER CREEK THROUGH THE NIGHT. OTHER TRIBUTARIES WHICH WILL SEE 

CONSIDERABLE RUN OFF ARE THE BAZINE DRY CREEK, THE EAST BRANCH OF 

SAND CREEK AND PAGE CREEK, ALL NEAR RANSOM. 



RURAL ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY TO HAVE WASH OUTS IN PLACES AND DRIVERS 

ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN DAMAGE TO COUNTY 

ROADS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SEE. 



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE RANSOM...MCCRACKEN...BROWNELL AND

ARNOLD.



AT 745 PM CDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED EXTENSIVE FLOODING ALONG THE SNAKE 

CREEK AND BIG TIMBER CREEK NEAR HIGHWAY 4 EAST OF BROWNELL AND 

NORTHWEST OF MCCRACKEN. BY 945 PM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS NOTED 

THAT THE WATER OVER HIGHWAY 4 AT A POINT 7 MILES EAST OF BROWNELL 

WAS BEGINNING TO RECEDE.



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.



CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN MAY KEEP SMALL CREEKS...

DITCHES...AND DRAWS FULL OF WATER. IN THE EVENT YOU COME ACROSS A

FLOODED ROADWAY...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS IT. NEVER WADE INTO FLOWING

WATER AS THE FORCE MAY KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET.



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

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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