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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY

605 PM MDT WED JUN 30 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL 

DAWES COUNTY...



THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED FLOODING IN AND NEAR CHADRON.



AT 605 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE NEAR 

CHADRON AIRPORT...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHADRON...AND WERE 

STATIONARY.



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE

WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CHADRON...

RIDGEVIEW GOLF CLUB...CHADRON AIRPORT...WHITNEY LAKE...WHITNEY AND

CHADRON ST PARK



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



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