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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1113 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

  NORTHERN CHASE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.



* UNTIL 515 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.



* AT 1107 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF MARION COUNTY...WITH 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED. THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

AFFECT NORTHERN CHASE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  CEDAR POINT...COTTONWOOD FALLS...DURHAM...ELMDALE...FLORENCE...

  GOESSEL...HILLSBORO...HYMER...LEHIGH...LINCOLNVILLE...LOST

  SPRINGS...MARION...RAMONA...SAFFORDVILLE...STRONG CITY...TAMPA...

  MARION LAKE...PILSEN...BAZAAR.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

WICHITA.



LAT...LON 3860 9737 3860 9693 3852 9693 3852 9635

      3827 9635 3823 9688 3819 9736

TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 180DEG 0KT 3833 9707



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