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KSZ068-120930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1150 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARVEY COUNTY UNTIL 430 AM 

CDT...



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE HALSTEAD...HESSTON...NEWTON...NORTH

NEWTON AND WALTON.



AT 1145 PM CDT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD FLOODING

ACROSS HARVEY COUNTY...WITH BARRICADES BEING INSTALLED ON SEVERAL 

COUNTY AND SECONDARY ROADS.



EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF HARVEY COUNTY... 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER 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 AT ONCE



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING...OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER ATTEMPT 

TO CROSS ROADS COVERED BY WATER...NOR DRIVE AROUND A BARRICADE... 

ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT



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



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