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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

545 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL 945 AM CDT



* AT 540 AM CDT...THE RICE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THAT TWO COUNTY 

ROADS REMAIN BARRICADED. THE TWO COUNTY ROADS ARE AVENUE 22 NEAR 

SAXMAN...AND AVENUE M...WHICH RUNS IN A WEST TO EAST MANNER...BETWEEN

29TH AND 30TH ROADS EAST OF LYONS.



DOPPLER ESTIMATES ARE THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE OCCURRED 

DURING THE NIGHT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO 

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. NEVER 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT



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

UNTIL 945 AM CDT.



LAT...LON 3849 9797 3818 9797 3818 9844 3849 9844



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