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WGUS73 KICT 290740

FFSICT

KSC053-167-291045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

238 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RUSSELL AND ELLSWORTH COUNTIES

UNTIL 530 AM CDT...



AT 238 AM CDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED WATER OVER HIGHWAY 14 NORTH OF 

ELLSWORTH.  ALTHOUGH RAINFALL RATES WERE DECREASING ACROSS THIS 

AREA...RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO NEARLY 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN 

ACROSS PORTIONS OF RUSSELL AND ELLSWORTH COUNTIES IN THE PAST 2 

HOURS.  FLOODING DUE TO RUNOFF WILL OCCUR.



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.





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



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