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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Wichita KS

1142 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024



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Butler KS-Chautauqua KS-Cowley KS-Elk KS-Greenwood KS-Harper KS-

Sedgwick KS-Sumner KS-Wilson KS-Woodson KS-

1142 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT SUNDAY...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.



* WHERE...Portions of South Central and Southeast Kansas, including 

  the following counties, in South Central Kansas, Butler, Cowley, 

  Harper, Sedgwick and Sumner. In Southeast Kansas, Chautauqua, Elk, 

  Greenwood, Wilson and Woodson.



* WHEN...Until 900 AM CDT Sunday.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Various roads 

  remain closed due to flooding mainly rural roads. Streams continue 

  to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water 

  crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 1142 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to

    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

    shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain

    have fallen.

  - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in

    the warned area.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Wichita, Derby, El Dorado, Arkansas City, Winfield, Andover,

    Haysville, Augusta, Wellington, Mulvane, Rose Hill, Eureka,

    Clearwater, Anthony, Douglass, Belle Plaine, Harper, Towanda,

    Conway Springs and Caldwell.





PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two 

feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't 

drown.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



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LAT...LON 3739 9781 3744 9781 3808 9652 3809 9635

      3817 9635 3817 9596 3803 9596 3804 9572

      3752 9589 3718 9666 3700 9655 3701 9835

      3717 9835 3739 9792





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Salazar