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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

700 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RICE COUNTY UNTIL 945 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAD OCCURRED ACROSS MOST OF RICE COUNTY FROM LAST NIGHTS 

THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN PROGRESS ACROSS PARTS OF 

RICE COUNTY....ESPECIALLY AROUND SAXMAN...AND EAST OF LYONS NEAR THE 

MCPHERSON COUNTY LINE.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ALDEN...CHASE...LITTLE RIVER... 

LYONS...RAYMOND AND STERLING.



AT 645 AM CDT...RICE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THE FOLLOWING ROADS 

REMAINED BARRICADED:



AVENUE 22 NEAR SAXMAN.



AVENUE M BETWEEN 29TH AND 30TH ROADS EAST OF LYONS NEAR THE MCPHERSON

COUNTY LINE.



AVENUE 20 BETWEEN AVENUES R AND S NEAR SAXMAN.



THE INTERSECTION OF AVENUE M AND 28TH AVENUE EAST OF LYONS NEAR THE 

MCPHERSON COUNTY LINE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM LAST NIGHTS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO 

CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS... 

ROADS AND AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.



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...AND NEVER DRIVE AROUND A 

BARRICADE



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



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