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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1025 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF KINGMAN COUNTY UNTIL 

1145 PM CDT...



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE SPIVEY...RAGO AND CLEVELAND.



AT 1025 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TORRENTIAL 

RAINFALL RATES AS MUCH 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS SOUTHERN 

KINGMAN COUNTY IN SPIVEY AND RAGO. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 

THE TORRENTIAL RAINS IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT ONLY 10 MPH. 



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE

ON FOOT. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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



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