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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

105 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL 315 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE NORTHEAST WICHITA AND JABARA

AIRPORT...SOUTHEAST WICHITA, MCCONNELL AIRFORCE BASE...WEST WICHITA

AND MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...ANDALE...BEL AIRE AND CLEARWATER.



AT 107 AM CDT...THE SEDGWICK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 

FLOODING OF STREETS IN AND AROUND MAIZE.



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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