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WGUS73 KICT 010909

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KSC019-011200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

407 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MONTGOMERY AND CHAUTAUQUA

COUNTIES UNTIL 715 AM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE COUNTY. HOWEVER, RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE 6 PM LAST 

EVENING.



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.



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