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WGUS73 KICT 131154

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

651 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008



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WOODSON KS-ALLEN KS-NEOSHO KS-

651 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR

NEOSHO...SOUTHERN ALLEN AND SOUTHERN WOODSON COUNTIES...



AT 649 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



AT 649 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS REPORTING NUMEROUS AREAS 

WHERE LOW LYING FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN NEOSHO COUNTY. WATER WAS 

ALSO CROSSING HIGHWAY 146.



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 3738 9553 3772 9552 3773 9595 3792 9595

      3791 9507 3738 9507

TIME...MOT...LOC 1151Z 180DEG 0KT 3786 9549



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