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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

456 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005



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CHASE KS-

456 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHASE COUNTY UNTIL 815 AM CDT...



AT 454 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE

THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY WEST OF

COTTONWOOD FALLS.



THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 

OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

INCLUDE...COTTONWOOD FALLS...ELMDALE...MATFIELD 

GREEN...SAFFORDVILLE...STRONG CITY...BAZAAR...HYMER AND WONSEVU.



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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



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 3810 9683 3810 9636 3850 9636 3850 9680



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