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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

955 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUMNER COUNTY UNTIL 

1115 PM CDT...



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE WELLINGTON...SOUTH HAVEN...MAYFIELD

AND BELLE PLAINE.



THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 

MPH ACROSS SOUTHEAST SUMNER COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAPABLE 

OF PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN SOUTH HAVEN 

AND GEUDA SPRINGS.



RUNOFF FROM THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECTED THE REGION 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.



IF YOU LIVE IN SUMNER COUNTY...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST SUMNER COUNTY...

REMAIN ALERT FOR FLASH FLOODING AND BE LISTENING FOR LATER 

STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLY FURTHER WARNINGS.



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