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KSZ094-098-250430-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1025 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ELK AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES

UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN ONE 

HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST CHAUTAUQUA 

COUNTY. ONLY A FEW STRAGGLING SHOWERS LINGERED OVER ELK COUNTY...BUT 

WITH THE GROUNDS SATURATED FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS...EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE THRU 1130 PM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ELK FALLS...GRENOLA...HALE...

HOWARD...LONGTON AND MOLINE.



AT 1010 PM CDT...ELK COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED HIGHWAY 160 CLOSED AT 

TWO LOCATIONS: 3 MILES EAST OF LONGTON...AND ONE MILE EAST OF OAK 

VALLEY IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST ELK COUNTY. ELK COUNTY ALSO REPORTED 

THAT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 99 AND HIGHWAY 160 WAS BARRICADED 3 

MILES NORTHEAST OF MOLINE TO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC.



AT 1015 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED CONSIDERABLE STREET 

FLOODING IN SEDAN...WITH WATER FLOODED TO THE TOPS OF TIRES ON 

POLICE CARS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS AND EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND AREAS 

WITH POOR DRAINAGE. 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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RWUS32 KICT 250327

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KSZ083-250500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1025 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT

CDT...



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE NORTHEAST WICHITA AND JABARA 

AIRPORT...SOUTHEAST WICHITA, MCCONNELL AIRFORCE BASE...WEST WICHITA 

AND MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...ANDALE...BEL AIRE AND CLEARWATER.



AT 1000 PM CDT...KAKE CHANNEL 10 REPORTED THAT THE INTERSECTION OF 

MAPLE AND WEST STREETS IN WEST WICHITA WERE FLOODED TO THE DEPTHS OF 

MANY CAR DOORS.



EVEN THOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED SEDGWICK COUNTY...EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF FROM THE DEPARTING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND AREAS 

WITH POOR DRAINAGE. 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.



/ES



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759 

RWUS32 KICT 250324

FFSICT

KSZ094-098-250430-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1025 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ELK AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES

UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN ONE 

HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST CHAUTAUQUA 

COUNTY. ONLY A FEW STRAGGLING SHOWERS LINGERED OVER ELK COUNTY...BUT 

WITH THE GROUNDS SATURATED FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS...EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE THRU 1130 PM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ELK FALLS...GRENOLA...HALE...

HOWARD...LONGTON AND MOLINE.



AT 1010 PM CDT...ELK COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED HIGHWAY 160 CLOSED AT 

TWO LOCATIONS: 3 MILES EAST OF LONGTON...AND ONE MILE EAST OF OAK 

VALLEY IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST ELK COUNTY. ELK COUNTY ALSO REPORTED 

THAT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 99 AND HIGHWAY 160 WAS BARRICADED 3 

MILES NORTHEAST OF MOLINE TO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC.



AT 1015 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED CONSIDERABLE STREET 

FLOODING IN SEDAN...WITH WATER FLOODED TO THE TOPS OF TIRES ON 

POLICE CARS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS AND EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND AREAS 

WITH POOR DRAINAGE. 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.



/ES



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KSZ083-250500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1025 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT

CDT...



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE NORTHEAST WICHITA AND JABARA 

AIRPORT...SOUTHEAST WICHITA, MCCONNELL AIRFORCE BASE...WEST WICHITA 

AND MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...ANDALE...BEL AIRE AND CLEARWATER.



AT 1000 PM CDT...KAKE CHANNEL 10 REPORTED THAT THE INTERSECTION OF 

MAPLE AND WEST STREETS IN WEST WICHITA WERE FLOODED TO THE DEPTHS OF 

MANY CAR DOORS.



EVEN THOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED SEDGWICK COUNTY...EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF FROM THE DEPARTING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND AREAS 

WITH POOR DRAINAGE. 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.



/ES



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