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WGUS73 KICT 090256

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KSC173-090315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

952 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF 

ONE INCH AN HOUR OVER PORTIONS OF SEDGWICK COUNTY. UP TO 3 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA SINCE THIS AFTERNOON.  



AT 952 PM CDT...AN OFF DUTY WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED CARS 

WERE STALLED AT RIDGE AND CENTRAL IN WEST WICHITA. ALSO WATER WAS 

OVER THE ROAD AT 13TH AND RIDGE ROAD.  



EXPLORATION PLACE IN DOWNTOWN WICHITA HAD REPORTED 1.75 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL IN THE LAST HOUR. 



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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/KETCHAM



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