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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1210 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SUMNER COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM

CDT...



AT 1201 AM CDT SUMNER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING CONTINUING IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST SUMNER COUNTY. MINOR FLASH 

FLOODING CONTINUED AT TWO AREAS IN PARTICULAR...NEAR ASHTON AT THE 

INTERSECTION OF 130TH STREET SOUTH AND OLIVER...AND 4 MILES NORTH OF 

SOUTH HAVEN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 125TH STREET SOUTH AND HOOVER. IN 

BOTH INSTANCES THE FLASH FLOODING RESULTED FROM SWOLLEN NEARBY 

CREEKS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE REGARDING THE WASHED 

OUT ROADS IN AND AROUND GEUDA SPRINGS IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST SUMNER 

COUNTY.



RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO 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 SOUTHEAST SUMNER COUNTY REMAIN ALERT FOR FLASH 

FLOODING AND BE LISTENING FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE.



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