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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

323 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007



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MONTGOMERY KS-LABETTE KS-

323 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR

LABETTE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...



AT 319 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 

STILL OCCURRING OVER THE WARNED AREA. MANY ROADWAYS ARE STILL UNDER 

WATER DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RUN-OFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL LAST 

NIGHT.



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 3700 9594 3737 9595 3737 9507 3699 9507



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