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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

255 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005



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MARION KS-

255 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM

CDT...



AT 252 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA.

HOWEVER, DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 4 TO 7 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAD FALLEN FROM THE EARLIER STORMS SINCE THURSDAY EVENING.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT.



RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY STILL CAUSE FLOODING TO 

OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

INCLUDE...MARION...DURHAM...FLORENCE...HILLSBORO...LEHIGH...

LINCOLNVILLE...TAMPA...MARION LAKE AND PILSEN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA.



LAT...LON 3821 9733 3822 9687 3857 9697 3856 9734



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