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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

115 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ELK COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CST...



AT 110 PM CST, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

WIDESPREAD RAINS, UP TO BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 INCH PER HOUR, CONTINUING

ACROSS ELK COUNTY. THE GREATER AMOUNTS WERE OCCURRING IN NORTH AND 

NORTHEAST ELK COUNTY.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ELK FALLS...GRENOLA...HOWARD...

LONGTON AND MOLINE.



AT 113 PM CST ELK COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ONLY MINOR FLOODING IN 

PROGRESS, PRIMARILY IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. HOWEVER, 

WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALLS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, 

FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING...OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADS COVERED BY WATER.



REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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



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