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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

552 PM CDT MON AUG 26 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN RAWLINS AND EASTERN

CHEYENNE COUNTIES OF KANSAS UNTIL 900 PM CDT...



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

CITY...BLAKEMAN AND MCDONALD.



AT 525 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THE BEAVER 

CREEK WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS 9 MILES WEST OF ATWOOD. THIS FLASH 

FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS HIGHWAY 36. IN THE WARNING AREA...RADAR 

ESTIMATES OF TWO AND A HALF TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN 

COMMON.



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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LAT...LON 3956 10170 3957 10106 4000 10113 4000 10167



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