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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
713 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2005

KSC115-050230-
MARION KS-
713 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM
CDT...

AT 708 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT A BIG SWATH OF 3 TO 4 
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY. 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
WARNED AREA. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE CLOSED A FEW 
ROADWAYS SOUTH OF HILLSBORO DUE TO THE FLASH FLOODING. 

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...FLORENCE...GOESSEL...HILLSBORO...LEHIGH AND PEABODY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 
AUTOMOBILE.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA.

LAT...LON 3820 9736 3817 9715 3811 9711 3809 9699
      3809 9684 3825 9684 3837 9707 3844 9736

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