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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

842 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS

  KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS



* UNTIL 1145 PM MDT(1245 AM CDT)



* AT 842 PM MDT(942 PM CDT) DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS...DITCHES...GULLEYS...DRAWS...ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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