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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

425 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST 

RAIN HAD MOVED EAST OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 

BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE 

PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. ALTHOUGH...MOST OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAD ENDED 

ACROSS THE COUNTY...WATER LEVELS ON ROADWAYS WILL BE VERY SLOW TO 

RECEDE. 



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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