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WGUS73 KICT 240014

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

712 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



KSC155-240400-

RENO KS-

712 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR RENO

COUNTY...



AT 708 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS OF 

CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY. 



NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING AND VEHICLE RESCUES WERE REPORTED IN 

THE HUTCHINSON AREA. 



AS OF 715 PM CDT...THE HUTCHINSON AIRPORT MEASURED 7.02 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL SINCE 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM TORRENTIAL 

RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. THIS IS A 

POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IN RENO COUNTY.



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 3772 9846 3773 9770 3817 9770 3817 9847



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000 

WGUS73 KICT 240014

FFSICT



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

712 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



KSC155-240400-

RENO KS-

712 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR RENO

COUNTY...



AT 708 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS OF 

CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY. 



NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING AND VEHICLE RESCUES WERE REPORTED IN 

THE HUTCHINSON AREA. 



AS OF 715 PM CDT...THE HUTCHINSON AIRPORT MEASURED 7.02 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL SINCE 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM TORRENTIAL 

RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. THIS IS A 

POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS...LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IN RENO COUNTY.



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 3772 9846 3773 9770 3817 9770 3817 9847



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