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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

335 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL 830 PM CDT



* AT 333 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

  WAS OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF COWLEY COUNTY, WITH HOURLY RAINFALLS IN

  THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE.



TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES, INCLUDING

SUVS AND PICKUPS. 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.



REPEATING...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COWLEY COUNTY

UNTIL 830 PM CDT.



LAT...LON 3745 9654 3703 9655 3702 9712 3745 9713



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