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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

937 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR RICE COUNTY IS BEING ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE AT 945 AM...



RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. 



RICE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATED THAT FLOOD WATERS HAD 

BEGUN RECEEDING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT 

OF SERIOUS FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS 

BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



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



/CARUSO



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