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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

913 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



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MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS-

913 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR

HARVEY AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES...



AT 908 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



AT 908 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MCPHERSON COUNTY REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING IN MCPHERSON AND FLOODING IN INMAN. 



AT 820 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT IN HARVEY COUNTY REPORTED SECTIONS 

OF WEST DUTCH ROAD CLOSED.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WICHITA.



LAT...LON 3817 9792 3817 9770 3791 9770 3791 9715

      3817 9715 3817 9736 3860 9737 3860 9792



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