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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1123 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



KSC009-017-053-079-105-113-115-155-159-167-169-241315-

LINCOLN KS-RUSSELL KS-SALINE KS-ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-MCPHERSON KS-

MARION KS-CHASE KS-RICE KS-HARVEY KS-RENO KS-

1123 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT THURSDAY

FOR RENO...HARVEY...RICE...NORTHERN CHASE...MARION...MCPHERSON...

BARTON...ELLSWORTH...SALINE...RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...



AT 1120 PM CDT...MCPHERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT 

ALL PAVED AND UNPAVED COUNTY ROADS IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE 

COUNTY ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED IN THE 

SOUTHERN PART OF MCPHERSON COUNTY.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3824 9904 3824 9848 3771 9847 3773 9769

      3790 9769 3790 9714 3807 9714 3808 9685

      3852 9633 3853 9691 3860 9692 3860 9736

      3896 9736 3896 9792 3922 9792 3922 9850

      3913 9850 3913 9905



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