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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

1150 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEWARD COUNTY UNTIL 2 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MORE THUNDERSTORMS

WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN SEWARD COUNTY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 1 

INCH OF RAIN THROUGH 2 AM.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDED ARE LIBERAL, KISMET AND HAYNE.



AT 1140 PM EMERGENCY OFFICIALS IN LIBERAL REPORT WATER STILL 

COVERING MANY DOWNTOWN STREETS, SOME WITH SEVERAL FEET OF WATER. 

THE FLOODING IS CAUSING SCATTERED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING ALONG FLOOD PRONE STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...HIGHWAYS

AND ALONG OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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