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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

151 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL 545 AM CDT



* AT 146 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS   

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS RICE COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED

RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE

COUNTY.



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.





REPEATING...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RICE COUNTY

UNTIL 545 AM CDT.



LAT...LON 3849 9842 3821 9843 3819 9795 3848 9797



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