Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Aug 25, 2005, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC)

Expired

Aug 25, 2005, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Butler County, KS, Greenwood County, KS

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000 
WGUS53 KICT 250508
FFWICT
KSC015-073-250900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1204 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

* AT 1201 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR    
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 
  WARNED AREA, WITH ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES 
  AN HOUR, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

* SLOW MOVING AND TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL
  RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 
  WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL    
  EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...EL DORADO...EUREKA...AUGUSTA...
  CASSODAY...DOUGLASS...HAMILTON...LATHAM...LEON...
  MADISON...POTWIN...SEVERY AND TOWANDA.

THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG 
THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS FLOOD WARNING IN
AFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3748 9713 3748 9652 3761 9652 3761 9597
      3816 9596 3816 9634 3808 9635 3807 9714

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DARMOFAL

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