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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

955 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WILSON COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 

5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE OCCURRED IN WILSON COUNTY.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ALTOONA...BENEDICT...BUFFALO...

BUXTON...COYVILLE AND FREDONIA.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING...OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADS COVERED BY WATER.



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



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