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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1000 PM CDT MON APR 30 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SALINE COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER EASTERN SALINE COUNTY.  ANOTHER AREA 

OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH 

MIDNIGHT.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY AGGRAVATE FLASH 

FLOODING CONDITIONS



RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS OTHER 

POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT...WHEN IT IS 

HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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