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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

1020 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2008



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YUMA CO-

1020 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM MDT FOR

SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY...



AT 1015 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING 

ACROSS YUMA COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES TO AROUND AN INCH HOUR WILL BE 

COMMON. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...UP 

TO 2 AND A HALF INCHES AN HOUR WAS LOCATED NEAR HALE. WITH RECENT 

HEAVY RAIN IN THIS SAME AREA...RAPID RISES ON AREA STREAMS ARE 

LIKELY AND PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO YUMA...

WRAY...VERNON...HEARTSTRONG...ECKLEY...BEECHER ISLAND AND ABARR



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.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4007 10205 3957 10204 3958 10280 4016 10279



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