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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1230 AM CDT THU MAY 24 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-

1222 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2007



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

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

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



AT 1221 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



AT 1221 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED ALL ROADS INTO AND 

OUT OF KANOPOLIS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. ALMOST 6 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN SO FAR IN THIS AREA.



RAINFALL REPORTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE HEAVY 

RAINFALL TODAY IN THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS 

EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



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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