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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

1054 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TREGO...ELLIS...NESS AND RUSH COUNTIES

WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS ENDING ACROSS THE

WARNED AREA...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR

FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING WAS

ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



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.



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

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



JOHNSON

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