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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

506 PM CDT MON AUG 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS

  EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS



* UNTIL 900 PM CDT



* AT 501 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING   

  10 MILES NORTH BIRD CITY. AT THIS LOCATION...BIG TIMBER CREEK WAS  

  FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 161. THE CREEK WAS STILL RISING...AND A LARGE

  AMOUNT OF DEBRIS WAS CAUGHT IN THIS FLASH FLOOD. THE SPOTTERS ALSO

  REPORTED THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN A SHORT TIME.



* SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE...BEARDSLEY...BIRD

  CITY...BLAKEMAN AND MCDONALD.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP

THEM AWAY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN

GOODLAND.



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