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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1036 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2002



THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS: RUSSELL...BARTON...LINCOLN...AND

ELLSWORTH COUNTIES.



THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS COME TO AN END IN THIS AREA.



THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL, SOUTH

CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT.



COUNTIES THAT REMAIN IN THE WATCH INCLUDE:

MCPHERSON...MARION...RICE...HARVEY...

RENO...BUTLER...SEDGWICK...KINGMAN...SUMNER...COWLEY...HARPER...

GREENWOOD...WOODSON...ALLEN...WILSON...NEOSHO...ELK...MONTGOMERY...

LABETTE AND CHAUTAUQUA.



NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA

OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 1

INCH IS EXPECTED.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...KEEP INFORMED

AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION...IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF

A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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