

000 

WGUS73 KGLD 090542

FFSGLD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

1140 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2008



COC125-090930-

/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080809T0930Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

YUMA CO-

1140 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2008



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

SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY...



AT 1134 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. THE MOST INTENSE RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED NEAR AND TO THE 

NORTHEAST OF HALE...WHERE UP TO WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN. WHILE RAIN HAS NOT BEEN AS INTENSE ACROSS THE REST OF THE 

COUNTY...WET GROUND WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TO QUICKLY RUNOFF 

AND CAUSE FLOODING.



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

HEARTSTRONG...BEECHER ISLAND AND ABARR



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 4003 10205 3994 10204 3957 10204 3958 10280

      3973 10280 3974 10279 4008 10280



$$



JRM

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000 

WGUS73 KGLD 090542

FFSGLD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

1140 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2008



COC125-090930-

/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080809T0930Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

YUMA CO-

1140 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2008



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

SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY...



AT 1134 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. THE MOST INTENSE RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED NEAR AND TO THE 

NORTHEAST OF HALE...WHERE UP TO WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN. WHILE RAIN HAS NOT BEEN AS INTENSE ACROSS THE REST OF THE 

COUNTY...WET GROUND WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TO QUICKLY RUNOFF 

AND CAUSE FLOODING.



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

HEARTSTRONG...BEECHER ISLAND AND ABARR



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 4003 10205 3994 10204 3957 10204 3958 10280

      3973 10280 3974 10279 4008 10280



$$



JRM

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