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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1131 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005



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RENO KS-SEDGWICK KS-KINGMAN KS-

1131 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR KINGMAN...RENO AND SEDGWICK

COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...



AT 1100 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND OBSERVERS REPORT BETWEEN TWO AND 

FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. 

WITH ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW 

HOURS, THE FLOODING THREAT WILL REMAIN, WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO 

TWO INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNED AREA.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 

OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE, 

DOWNTOWN WICHITA, HUTCHINSON, KINGMAN, ABBYVILLE, ANDALE, ARLINGTON, 

BUHLER, CHENEY, COLWICH, DERBY, EAST WICHITA AND GODDARD.



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



IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...

OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD

AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



LAT...LON 3742 9843 3742 9783 3749 9782 3751 9718

      3787 9718 3789 9772 3815 9773 3813 9842

      3776 9843



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