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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1000 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY UNTIL 1115

PM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 

5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE OCCURRED IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. EVEN THOUGH THE 

RAINFALL RATES HAVE LESSENED...THE GROUNDS REMAIN SATURATED...SO ANY 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO CAUSE FURTHER FLASH FLOODING.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE CHAUTAUQUA...HALE...NIOTAZE...PERU

AND SEDAN.



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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