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WGUS73 KDDC 090429

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

1125 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN BARBER COUNTY UNTIL 

100 AM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN BARBER COUNTY 

FROM AETNA, TO HAZELTON, HARDTNER, AND KIOWA. ANOTHER INCH OR 2 OF 

RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY 1 

AM.



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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