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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

538 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS

  ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS



* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT



* AT 531 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

  WAS TAPERING OFF. HOWEVER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5   

  INCH RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED SINCE MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN          

  GREENWOOD AND MUCH OF ELK COUNTIES. THIS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL   

  DANGEROUS RUNOFF FLOODING.



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.



REPEATING...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GREENWOOD AND

ELK COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM CDT.



LAT...LON 3769 9597 3732 9598 3731 9650 3769 9650



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