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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

355 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LABETTE COUNTY UNTIL 700 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT HOURLY 

RAINFALL RATES ACROSS LABETTE COUNTY HAVE DIMINISHED INTO THE ONE 

HALF TO THREE QUARTER INCH RANGE. HOWEVER THE GROUNDS ARE 

SATURATED...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY PROMOTE FLASH FLOODING. 



IF YOU LIVE IN LABETTE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN ALTAMONT AND 

PARSONS...REMAIN ALERT FOR FLASH FLOODING EARLY THIS MORNING.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ALTAMONT...ANGOLA...BARTLETT...

CHETOPA...DENNIS AND EDNA.



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.



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



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