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KSC035-091115-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

348 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2003



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

615 AM CDT...



AT 348 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT

OFFICIALS REPORTED NO PROBLEMS DUE TO HIGH WATER ACROSS THE

COUNTY.



HOWEVER...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER STORMS COULD STILL CAUSE 

FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...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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