

000 

WGUS53 KICT 060250

FFWICT

KSC053-060845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

944 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.



* UNTIL 345 AM CDT SUNDAY.



* AT 943 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.



  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES HAD AFFECTED THE 

NORTHWEST SIDE OF ELLSWORTH COUNTY DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. 

HOWEVER...THERE ARE SUPERCELL STORMS MOVING FROM BARTON COUNTY THAT 

MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES. SOME CREEKS 

THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE: WOLF CREEK...PLUM CREEK...AND CALF 

CREEK. 



* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  ELLSWORTH...HOLYROOD...KANOPOLIS...LORRAINE...WILSON.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3851 9849 3852 9813 3869 9805 3885 9797

      3886 9848



$$



COX



000 

WGUS53 KICT 060250

FFWICT

KSC053-060845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

944 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.



* UNTIL 345 AM CDT SUNDAY.



* AT 943 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.



  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES HAD AFFECTED THE 

NORTHWEST SIDE OF ELLSWORTH COUNTY DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. 

HOWEVER...THERE ARE SUPERCELL STORMS MOVING FROM BARTON COUNTY THAT 

MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES. SOME CREEKS 

THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE: WOLF CREEK...PLUM CREEK...AND CALF 

CREEK. 



* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  ELLSWORTH...HOLYROOD...KANOPOLIS...LORRAINE...WILSON.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3851 9849 3852 9813 3869 9805 3885 9797

      3886 9848



$$



COX

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