

000 

RWUS32 KICT 160044

FFSICT

KSZ083-160245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

742 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO 

MODERATE RAIN WAS STILL FALLING ACROSS THE COUNTY.



AT 740 PM CDT WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT PAWNEE STREET WAS 

FLOODED AT MERIDIAN AND WEST STREETS.  CARS WERE ALSO STALLED IN THE 

INTERSECTIONS.



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. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADS COVERED BY WATER.



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



/CHANCE



NNNN

