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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

333 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.



* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT.



* AT 329 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER 

PORTIONS OF NORTHERN HARVEY COUNTY.  THIS AREA OF RAIN EXTENDS WEST 

TO GREAT BEND.  THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE SAME 

RELATIVE AREA THROUGH 6 AM.  THIS WILL CAUSE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS 

TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES.



* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  BURRTON...HALSTEAD...HESSTON...NEWTON...NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK...

  WALTON...NEWTON AIRPORT.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR

CREEKS.



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LAT...LON 3816 9770 3817 9715 3791 9715 3791 9769



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