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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

545 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR COWLEY COUNTY IS BEING ALLOWED TO

EXPIRE...



RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS DECREASING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 

...AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME FLOODING MAY 

CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS 

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER, A 

COUNTY WIDE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COWLEY COUNTY UNTIL 

145 AM.



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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