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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

245 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR COWLEY COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM

CST...



AT 240 PM CST, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT

TO MODERATE RAINFALL, ON THE ORDER OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH 

PER HOUR, CONTINUING ACROSS COWLEY COUNTY, WITH THE LIGHTER RATES 

PREDOMINANT. HOWEVER, WITH RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS AREAS THAT ARE 

ALREADY FLOODED, EVEN ADDITIONAL RAINFALLS AT THIS RATE WOULD 

AGGREVATE THE FLASH FLOODING SITUATION. THEREFORE, THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COWLEY COUNTY.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ARKANSAS CITY...ATLANTA...BURDEN...

CAMBRIDGE...DEXTER AND MAPLE CITY.



AT 242 PM CST WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED COWLEY COUNTY ROAD 7 FLOODED 

AND IMPASSABLE 3 MILES NORTH OF CAMBRIDGE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

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

DRAINAGE.



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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