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WGUS73 KICT 231919

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

217 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008



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MARION KS-CHASE KS-

217 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008



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

NORTHERN CHASE AND MARION COUNTIES...



AT 211 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT 

FLASH FLOODING WITH SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED 

AREA. 



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 1917Z 180DEG 0KT 3833 9707



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