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KSC035-091130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

153 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR COWLEY COUNTY UNTIL 615 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAINS 

CONTINUE TO FALL AT THE RATE OF NEARLY 2 INCHES PER HOUR, MAINLY 

NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. THE RAIN WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. 

FLOODING IS LIKELY, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND AREAS WITH POOR

DRAINAGE. 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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