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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1048 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.



* UNTIL 745 AM CDT TUESDAY.



* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED EXCESSIVE 

RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTY...AND HEAVY RAIN WILL 

PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL 

BE IN AND AROUND THE AREA BOUNDED BY WELLINGTON TO BELLE PLAINE TO 

CONWAY SPRINGS LINE. 





* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  ARGONIA...BELLE PLAINE...CALDWELL...CONWAY SPRINGS...GEUDA

  SPRINGS...HUNNEWELL...MAYFIELD...MILAN...OXFORD...SOUTH HAVEN...

  WELLINGTON...PERTH...RIVERDALE...WELLINGTON AIRPORT.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WICHITA.



LAT...LON 3747 9780 3747 9715 3701 9714 3700 9779

TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 180DEG 0KT 3748 9813



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