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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

712 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SUMNER AND COWLEY COUNTIES

UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STORMS CONTINUING 

TO TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BOTH SUMNER AND COWLEY 

COUNTIES PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS 

OF ROADS UNDER WATER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BOTH COUNTIES. 

WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT, ADDITIONAL 

FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE ARKANSAS CITY...DEXTER...GEUDA

SPRINGS...MAPLE CITY...SOUTH HAVEN AND WINFIELD.



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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