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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

853 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT



* AT 853 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY

  RAINFALL OVER ECKLEY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YUMA...MOVING

  SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



* SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE...ABARR...BEECHER

  ISLAND...BONNY RESERVOIR...ECKLEY...HALE...HEARTSTRONG...IDALIA...

  JOES...KIRK...LAIRD...VERNON...WAUNETA...WRAY AND YUMA.



A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING 

STEADILY TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS YUMA COUNTY. AT ABOUT 820 PM THE 

PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR THE YUMA COUNTY AND PHILLIPS 

COUNTY BORDER AND SOME WATER IN A BASEMENT. AT 840 PM THE YUMA 

COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FIELDS 

BEGINNING TO FLOOD AND CULVERTS FULL NEAR CLARKVILLE. RADAR IS 

SHOWING A RAINFALL RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAUSED BY THIS 

LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE AFTER THE 

LINE HAS PASSED.   



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.



LAT...LON 4039 10210 4037 10275 3962 10278 3960 10209



RJC



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