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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

126 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

  RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT.



* AT 124 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER THE 

SAME AREAS OF BARTON AND RICE COUNTIES. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 

WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 3 INCHES ARE 

LIKELY WHICH WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 



* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  ALBERT...ALDEN...BUSHTON...CHASE...CLAFLIN...ELLINWOOD...

  FREDERICK...GALATIA...GREAT BEND...GREAT BEND AIRPORT...

  HOISINGTON...LITTLE RIVER...LYONS...OLMITZ...PAWNEE ROCK...

  RAYMOND...SILICA...STERLING...SUSANK.



THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR BARTON 

AND RICE COUNTIES. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



&&



LAT...LON 3869 9903 3869 9848 3851 9847 3852 9793

      3817 9792 3816 9814 3817 9847 3825 9847

      3825 9902



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