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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

743 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM

CDT...



DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD 

FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF TREGO COUNTY SINCE 4 PM CDT.  THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL HAS BEEN ALONG AND NORTH OF I-70.  



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE WAKEENEY...VODA...TREGO CENTER...

RIGA...OGALLAH...CEDAR BLUFF AND COLLYER.



AT 7:30 PM CDT...THE TREGO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THE BIG CREEK WAS 

STILL RUNNING 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.  BIG CREEK HAD PREVIOUSLY 

BEEN OUT OF ITS BANKS NEAR VODA...AT 6:30 PM CDT, BUT WAS NO LONGER 

OUT OF ITS BANKS AT 7:30 PM CDT.



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.



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

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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