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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1235 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BUTLER COUNTY UNTIL 400 AM

CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAINFALL 

CONTINUED TO FALL OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF BUTLER COUNTY...MAINLY 

FROM WHITEWATER TO TOWANDA.  2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER 

THIS AREA ALREADY WITH ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LEADING TO FLOODING. 



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE AUGUSTA...BENTON...EL DORADO...POTWIN

AND TOWANDA.



AT 1235 AM CDT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT WATER WAS 

OVER BUTLER ROAD JUST SOUTH OF PARALLEL AND ALSO JUST SOUTH OF 

HIGHWAY 254.   



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.



LAT...LON 3806 9679 3763 9679 3761 9713 3806 9713



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