Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

May 5, 2007, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)

In effect from

May 5, 2007, 7:46 PM CDT

Expired

May 6, 2007, 4:45 AM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Whole counties

Counties Lincoln County, KS, Russell County, KS

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WGUS53 KICT 060046
FFWICT
KSC105-167-060945-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
741 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
  RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT SUNDAY.

* AT 738 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA 
  FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE AREA HAS NOT YET RECEIVED 
  HEAVY RAINFALL...NUMEROUS STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE MOVING 
  NORTHEAST INTO THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ASH GROVE...BARNARD...BEVERLY...BUNKER HILL...DORRANCE...GORHAM...
  LINCOLN...LUCAS...LURAY...MILBERGER...PARADISE...RUSSELL...RUSSELL
  AIRPORT...SYLVAN GROVE...WALDO...WESTFALL...WILSON LAKE.

* SOME AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY 
  RAIN INCLUDE THE SALINE RIVER...WOLF CREEK...BLUE STEM CREEK...AND 
  SPRING CREEK.

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.

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.

LAT...LON 3869 9904 3868 9848 3886 9848 3886 9792
      3922 9792 3921 9849 3913 9849 3913 9904

$$

SCHRECK

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WGUS73 KICT 060420
FFSICT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1117 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC105-167-060945-
LINCOLN KS-RUSSELL KS-
1117 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR
RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...

AT 1115 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO REDEVELOP 
AND MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES 
OF NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE INDICATED BY RADAR.  

AT 11 PM CDT...LINCOLN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 2 TO 3 
INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS NUMEROUS ROADS NEAR WESTFALL. 

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 9904 3868 9848 3886 9848 3886 9792
      3922 9792 3921 9849 3913 9849 3913 9904

$$

000 
WGUS73 KICT 060638
FFSICT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
130 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

KSC105-167-060945-
LINCOLN KS-RUSSELL KS-
130 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR
RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...

AT 127 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST 
RUSSELL COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

AN ESTIMATED TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED 
THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST RUSSELL COUNTY...AND PORTIONS OF 
LINCOLN COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES 
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS LINCOLN 
COUNTY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE 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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
WICHITA.

LAT...LON 3869 9904 3868 9848 3886 9848 3886 9792
      3922 9792 3921 9849 3913 9849 3913 9904

$$

KLEINSASSER

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