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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

350 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL 500 AM

CDT...



AT 350 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR STILL SHOWED

AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS RUSSELL COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY SINCE 

MIDNIGHT. SOME ROADS WERE REPORTED WASHED OUT AND IMPASSABLE ACROSS

THE EXTREME NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF RUSSELL COUNTY...NEAR

WALDO AND MILBERGER. SOME LOCAL STREET FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED

IN LURAY.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE LURAY...WALDO...LUCAS AND MILBERGER.



RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...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.



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.



DARMOFAL



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