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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

539 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



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NEOSHO KS-MONTGOMERY KS-LABETTE KS-

539 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

539 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LABETTE...MONTGOMERY AND NEOSHO

COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CST...



AT 537 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING OF 

MANY LOW LYING AREAS AND RURAL ROADS. MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED 

TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES AROUND A QUARTER 

INCH. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND 

CAUSING CONTINUED FLOODING.



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT

WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CHANUTE...COFFEYVILLE...PARSONS...

ALTAMONT...BARTLETT...CHERRYVALE...DEARING...EDNA...ELK CITY...

ERIE...GALESBURG AND INDEPENDENCE.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.



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