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WGUS73 KICT 231710

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1207 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008



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MARION KS-CHASE KS-

1207 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR

NORTHERN CHASE AND MARION COUNTIES...



AT 1205 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING IN A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS OVER THE WARNED AREA.  SEVERAL 

REPORTS OF CLOSED ROADS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS MARION 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 3860 9737 3860 9693 3852 9693 3852 9635

      3827 9635 3823 9688 3819 9736

TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 180DEG 0KT 3833 9707



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WGUS73 KICT 231712

FFSICT



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1207 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008



KSC017-115-232215-

/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080423T2215Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MARION KS-CHASE KS-

1207 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR

NORTHERN CHASE AND MARION COUNTIES...



AT 1202 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS MARION COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WATER. SOME OF THESE 

INCLUDE 190TH BETWEEN HILLSBORO AND MARION...ALONG WITH HIGHWAY 77 

AT 230TH. 



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 1707Z 180DEG 0KT 3833 9707



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LAWSON

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WGUS73 KICT 231712

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1207 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008



KSC017-115-232215-

/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080423T2215Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MARION KS-CHASE KS-

1207 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR

NORTHERN CHASE AND MARION COUNTIES...



AT 1202 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS MARION COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WATER. SOME OF THESE 

INCLUDE 190TH BETWEEN HILLSBORO AND MARION...ALONG WITH HIGHWAY 77 

AT 230TH. 



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 1707Z 180DEG 0KT 3833 9707



$$



LAWSON

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