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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1035 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 INDICATED THAT THE 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOOD RESULTING RAINS HAVE MOVED 

EAST INTO WILSON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THE 

HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THRU AT 1130 PM CDT.



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

HOWARD...LONGTON AND MOLINE.



AT 1029 PM CDT A TRAINED SPOTTER IN CEDAR VALE REPORTED THAT STREETS 

ARE FLOODED.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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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