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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

1103 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EDWARDS AND FORD COUNTIES WILL BE

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE

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

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

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



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.



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