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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

1102 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR YUMA COUNTY OF COLORADO UNTIL

MIDNIGHT MDT...

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

ISLAND...BONNY RESERVOIR...CLARKVILLE...ECKLEY...HALE...

HEARTSTRONG...IDALIA...JOES...KIRK...LAIRD...VERNON...WAUNETA...WRAY

AND YUMA.



AREAS OF UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE OCCURRED...PARTICULARLY IN 

CENTRAL AND NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY...DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS. LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE AREA FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. 

SOME MINOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH CREEKS AND STREAMS 

RUNNING VERY HIGH. HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT IN THE 

EXTREME WESTERN AREAS...MOSTLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 59...SATURATED THE 

GROUND AND MAKE THIS AREA PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. MANY RURAL ROADS 

ARE LIKELY FLOODED...AT LEAST IN SPOTS.  



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 4040 10209 3960 10208 3961 10279 4038 10274



RJC



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