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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

443 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LABETTE COUNTY UNTIL 10 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS ACROSS ALL OF THE COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES 

BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 

2 INCHES EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH 6 AM. FLOODING WILL OCCUR.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ALTAMONT...ANGOLA...BARTLETT...

DENNIS...EDNA AND LABETTE.



AT 430 AM CDT WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED WATER OVER PORTIONS OF YORK 

ROAD WITH MANY SECONDARY ROADS COVERED WITH WATER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND AREAS WITH POOR

DRAINAGE.







REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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



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