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WGUS73 KICT 051703

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1102 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



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NEOSHO KS-MONTGOMERY KS-LABETTE KS-

1102 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



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

COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CST...



AT 1056 AM CST...LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATED THAT FLOODING WAS STILL 

OCCURRING IN LABETTE AND NEOSHO COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT MORE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THIS 

MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AROUND NOON.   



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF

LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO

NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT

ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES

AWAY.



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