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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1224 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BUTLER COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL WAS 

BEGINNING TO DIMINISH OVER BUTLER COUNTY BUT FLOODING WILL CONTINUE 

FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  



AT 1224 PM CDT BUTLER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 2 HOUSES 

WITH FLOODED BASEMENTS NEAR ANDOVER. NUMEROUS ROADS BETWEEN 

EL DORADO AND AUGUSTA WERE REPORTED CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 



ALSO TAWAKONI AND NORTHWEST 30TH IN WEST BUTLER COUNTY HAD 2 FEET OF 

WATER OVER THE ROAD.  



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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/KETCHAM



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