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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

410 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RICE COUNTY UNTIL 545 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 

THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING HAVE MOVED EAST OF 

THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER DOPPLER ESTIMATES ARE THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAD OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF RICE COUNTY AS THE THUNDERSTORMS 

CROSSED THE AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THRU 530 AM 

CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ALDEN...BUSHTON...CHASE...

FREDERICK...LITTLE RIVER AND LYONS.



AT 355 AM CDT RICE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THAT ONE FOOT OF WATER 

COVERED AVENUE 26 NEAR SAXMAN IN SOUTH-CENTRAL RICE COUNTY WITH HIGH 

WATER SIGNS POSITIONED.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCURRED EARLIER 

TONIGHT 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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