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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

805 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2001



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

1230 AM CDT...



DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FROM FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAD FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF NESS AND RUSH COUNTIES SINCE 4 PM CDT.  

THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF HEAVY RAIN FELL IN SOUTHERN NESS COUNTY 

SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 283.  



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

CENTER...RANSOM AND NESS CITY.  ANYONE ALONG OR NEAR THE REACHES OF 

SAND CREEK OR THE EAST BRANCH OF SAND CREEK SHOULD STAY ESPECIALLY 

ALERT FOR RISING WATERS.



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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