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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

358 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM

CDT...



AT 355 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR STILL SHOWED

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED ONE

TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED

WATER HAD OVERFLOWED THE BANKS OF A SMALL CREEK RUNNING THROUGH A

PARK IN LINCOLN. SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED IN

LINCOLN.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE WESTFALL...SYLVAN GROVE...LINCOLN

CENTER...LINCOLN...BEVERLY AND BARNARD.



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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