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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

934 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NEOSHO COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT AROUND 2 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR...WITH ADDITIONAL 

STORMS EXPECTED.



AT 931 PM CDT LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS RIVERS AND CREEKS AT 

BANKFULL...WITH SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN THAYER



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND AREAS WITH POOR

DRAINAGE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT...WHEN IT IS HARDER TO

RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.





REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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