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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

1020 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM

CDT...



DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CONTINUED RAINFALL ON THE ORDER 

OF AROUND 1/2 INCH PER HOUR ACROSS MOST OF ELLIS COUNTY. MANY AREAS 

THROUGH TREGO COUNTY HAVE ALREADY REPORTED STREET AND ROAD FLOODING 

AND RURAL ROADS ARE LIKELY TO HAVE WASHOUTS IN PLACES. MOST SMALL 

STREAMS WILL BE BADLY SWOLLEN BY RUN OFF FROM TORRENTIAL RAINS 

EARLIER TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING BY MIDNIGHT 

TONIGHT.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE CEDAR BLUFF...COLLYER...OGALLAH...

RIGA...TREGO CENTER AND VODA.



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.



JOHNSON

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