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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1035 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL 430 AM CDT



* AT 1032 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS   

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE ONCE AGAIN MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF 

RICE COUNTY.  THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY 

RAINS FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING...WILL QUICKLY PRODUCE FLASH 

FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.   



THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS 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.



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.



REPEATING...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RICE COUNTY

UNTIL 430 AM CDT.



LAT...LON 3849 9796 3819 9793 3822 9841 3850 9844



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