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WGUS73 KDDC 291857

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

154 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWEST FORD COUNTY UNTIL 

430 PM CDT...



AT 154 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

CONTINUED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF DODGE 

CITY TO NEAR HOWELL. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES FELL 

BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 130 PM, AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN 

MAY FALL BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF THIS AFTERNOON.



NUMEROUS STREETS WERE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER IN DODGE CITY, 

ESPECIALLY AVENUE D AND THIRD AVENUE. TRAVEL IN DODGE CITY IS 

DISCOURAGED UNTIL THE RAIN DIMINISHES AND THE WATER RECEDES. 



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. REMEMBER THAT 18 TO 24 INCHES OF WATER IS SUFFICIENT TO WASH 

MOST VEHICLES FROM ROADWAYS. 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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