Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Jun 8, 2005, 11:28 PM CDT (04:28 UTC)

Expired

Jun 9, 2005, 5:30 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Butler County, KS, Marion County, KS

The Wichita radar (KICT), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS53 KICT 090428
FFWICT
KSC015-115-091030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1128 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 530 AM CDT.

* AT 1123 PM CDT... THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING   
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR HAD ESTIMATED BETWEEN 6 AND 8 
INCHES OF RAIN HAD OCCURRED SINCE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER 2 
TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. 

* EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING IN SEVERAL AREAS IN 
NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY. ONE LOCATION INCLUDES 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
ELBING WHICH IS NEAR HENRY CREEK WHERE THE ROAD IS CLOSED. 

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3792 9713 3794 9682 3839 9683 3830 9713

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000 
WGUS73 KICT 090925
FFSICT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
422 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

KSC015-115-091030-
MARION KS-BUTLER KS-
422 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN BUTLER AND SOUTHERN 
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM CDT...

AT 420 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATED THAT FLASH FLOODING 
WAS STILL OCCURRING IN NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY. THE WORST FLOODING 
WAS TAKING PLACE NORTH AND EAST OF WHITEWATER. DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN MARION 
COUNTY, BUT THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR LOW LYING FLOODING.  

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

LAT...LON 3792 9713 3794 9682 3839 9683 3830 9713

$$

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