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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

545 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005



KSC113-130245-

MCPHERSON KS-

545 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MCPHERSON COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM

CDT...



AT 515 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGERS REPORTED STREET FLOODING 

OCCURRING IN THE CITY OF MCPHERSON.



AT 520 PM CDT ....A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WATER COVERING ROADS IN 

LOW WATER SPOTS ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCPHERSON.



SO FAR STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS NEAR 1.50 INCHES OVER CENTRAL 

PART OF THE COUNTY AND 2 TO 2.5 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PART OF 

THE COUNTY.



AT 545 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT

ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO ENTER THE SOUTHWEST 

PART OF THE COUNTY.  EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.





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.



LAT...LON 3860 9738 3822 9738 3821 9788 3858 9785



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