FLASH FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
355 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YOCEMENTO...WALKER...VICTORIA...
  TOULON...MUNJOR...HAYS...EMMERAM...ELLIS...CATHARINE...ANTONINO...
  TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...VODA...TREGO CENTER...
  RIGA...OGALLAH...COLLYER...CEDAR BLUFF...

* UNTIL 945 AM CDT

* AT 350 AM CDT...LOCAL SPOTTERS REPORTED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
  FROM THUNDERSTORMS AROUND ELLIS. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 MORE INCHES WILL MOVE OVER THE SAME
  AREAS FROM WAKEENEY TO ELLIS AND HAYS.

* THE STORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ALSO ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS…

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…SCHOENCHEN…PFEIFER…
RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…TIMKEN…SHAFFER…RUSH CENTER…
OTIS…NEKOMA…MCCRACKEN…LORETTA…LIEBENTHAL…LA CROSSE…
HARGRAVE…BISON…ALEXANDER…
NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS…
NORTHERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…SHIELDS…PENDENNIS…
NORTHERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…UTICA…RANSOM…BROWNELL…BAZINE…
ARNOLD…
NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS…
SOUTHERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CEDAR BLUFF…

* UNTIL 915 AM CDT

* AT 317 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NUMEROUS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* THE STORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

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.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN DODGE
CITY.