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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

800 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008



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MARION KS-CHASE KS-

800 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR

WESTERN CHASE AND EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTIES...



AT 755 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINS OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.



AT 747 PM CDT...SOME RURAL COUNTY ROADS WERE BARRICADED IN THE CEDAR 

POINT AREA DUE TO HIGH WATER FLOODING WAS ALSO IN PROGRESS ACROSS 

PARTS OF HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN CEDAR POINT AND CLEMENTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLASH 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...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO 

ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.



LAT...LON 3841 9692 3840 9653 3816 9653 3816 9691

TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 180DEG 0KT 3826 9678



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