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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

505 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 600 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...BUT RUNOFF FROM 

THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL SILL CAUSE 

FLASH FLOODING.  THIS AREA WOULD BE TO THE SOUTH OF A SYLVAN GROVE 

TO LINCOLN CENTER LINE WHERE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 4 TO 6 

INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN.



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.



/FRANK



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