

000 

WGUS73 KICT 121231

FFSICT



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

731 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



KSC173-121945-

/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080912T1945Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

SEDGWICK KS-

731 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FRIDAY

FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY...



AT 725 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER NUMEROUS 

ROADS THROUGHOUT SEDGWICK COUNTY. IT IS ADVISED TO AVOID THE TYPICAL 

FLOOD PRONE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF WICHITA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN

AREAS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...RURAL COUNTRY ROADS

AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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 3752 9781 3757 9781 3758 9779 3771 9780

      3772 9770 3791 9769 3791 9715 3791 9714

      3747 9715 3746 9780



$$



LAWSON

