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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

503 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL 615 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTAINING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER RUSSELL COUNTY.  AT 500 AM...LAW 

ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MINOR STREET FLOODING IN THE CITY OF RUSSELL.  

RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE COUNTY FOR THE NEXT HOUR...AND 

FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. 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.



/URBAN



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