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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

648 PM MDT SAT JUN 15 2002



...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR

CHEYENNE COUNTY COLORADO UNTIL 10 PM MDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND

CENTRAL CHEYENNE COUNTY EAST OF WILD HORSE AND NORTH OF KIT

CARSON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY

EAST AT 15 MPH WITH MORE STORMS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN CHEYENNE

COUNTY. RADAR AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL

AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES ACROSS THE AREA.



MOTORIST TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 40 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE

RUN OFF IN LOW LYING AREAS.



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.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY.  RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS

OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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