

000 

RWUS32 KICT 120505

FFSICT

KSZ083-121000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1205 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL 500 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUE TO INDICATE HOURLY 

RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF SEDGWICK COUNTY.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE NORTHEAST WICHITA AND JABARA 

AIRPORT...SOUTHEAST WICHITA, MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE...WEST WICHITA 

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



AT 1158 PM CDT...SEDGWICK COUNTY 911 REPORTED ONE CAR STRANDED IN 

FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING AT THE INTERSECTION OF 3RD STREET NORTH AND 

BLECKLEY IN WICHITA...AND FLASH FLOODING IN PROGRESS ON NORTH 

MADISON...ALSO IN WICHITA.



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.



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

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADS COVERED BY WATER...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT



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



/ES



NNNN

