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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

959 PM CDT MON AUG 26 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LOGAN COUNTY OF KANSAS UNTIL

MIDNIGHT CDT...



SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE...MONUMENT AND RUSSELL

SPRINGS.



AT 935 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT WATER AT 

LEAST 2 INCHES DEEP WAS RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY 40 BETWEEN PAGE CITY 

AND MONUMENT. EARLIER...WATER WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE STREETS OF 

OAKLEY. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...BUT FLOODING WILL 

CONTINUE DUE TO THE AREA RECEIVING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN SUCH A 

SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. BE EXPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS...OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.

TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE

THROUGH RISING WATER.



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 3911 10082 3871 10083 3870 10148 3912 10110



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