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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

800 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008



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RENO KS-

800 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EXTREME

NORTHWESTERN RENO COUNTY...



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN RENO COUNTY WAS 

ISSUED IN ERROR.  THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 

CANCELED FOR NORTHWESTERN RENO COUNTY.



LAT...LON 3895 9735 3817 9737 3817 9847 3825 9849

      3826 9903 3855 9903 3869 9859 3869 9849

      3872 9848 3887 9799 3887 9794 3897 9791

TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 180DEG 0KT 3854 9802



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SALINE KS-ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-MCPHERSON KS-RICE KS-

800 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR

RICE...MCPHERSON...BARTON...ELLSWORTH AND SALINE COUNTIES...



AT 757 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 

AREA.  A TOTAL OF 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT FOR 

PORTIONS 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.



IF YOU ARE NEAR A STREAM OR CREEK...OR ARE IN A CAMPGROUND WHERE YOU 

MAY BE UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR SURROUNDINGS...PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY 

PRECAUTIONS TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3895 9735 3817 9737 3817 9847 3825 9849

      3826 9903 3855 9903 3869 9859 3869 9849

      3872 9848 3887 9799 3887 9794 3897 9791

TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 180DEG 0KT 3854 9802



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