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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

641 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2008



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YUMA CO-

641 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR

NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY...



AT 640 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. AT THIS TIME...THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG AND NORTH 

OF A ECKLEY TO WRAY LINE. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2.5 TO AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURED 

ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34. EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED AROUND 

YUMA...FIELDS HAVE FLOODED AROUND THAT AREA. ALSO SOME BASEMENTS IN 

YUMA HAVE BEEN FLOODED. FLASHING FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN THAT 

AREA. 



LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ECKELY TO WRAY LINE COULD SEE 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES. THIS COULD CAUSE 

ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY 

RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS 

AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT 

TO FLOODING.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GOODLAND.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING

FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST

NEBRASKA.



LAT...LON 4044 10205 3992 10205 3992 10281 4033 10279

TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 180DEG 0KT 4044 10195



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