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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

813 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...WAUNETA...LAIRD...

  ECKLEY...ALVIN...



* UNTIL 215 AM MDT THURSDAY



* AT 807 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED           

  WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IN TOWN OF YUMA.



* NO RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME OVER THE WARNED AREA.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF TWO TO ALMOST FIVE INCHES HAD OCCURRED 

OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 

34. 



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.



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.



LAT...LON 4043 10205 4004 10205 4004 10280 4026 10279

      4037 10233 4043 10222

TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 180DEG 0KT 4015 10245



$$



BULLER

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

813 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...WAUNETA...LAIRD...

  ECKLEY...ALVIN...



* UNTIL 215 AM MDT THURSDAY



* AT 807 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED           

  WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IN TOWN OF YUMA.



* NO RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME OVER THE WARNED AREA.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF TWO TO ALMOST FIVE INCHES HAD OCCURRED 

OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 

34. 



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.



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.



LAT...LON 4043 10205 4004 10205 4004 10280 4026 10279

      4037 10233 4043 10222

TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 180DEG 0KT 4015 10245



$$



BULLER

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