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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

1118 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

  WYANDOTTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

  JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* UNTIL 515 AM CDT



* AT 1118 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE 

METRO AREA. RAPID RISES OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS WATER OVER 

ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY.



AT LEAST ONE WATER RESCUE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH THIS STORM. 



* ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES...AND THE THREAT

  OF FLASH FLOODING...ON THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND CREEKS



  TURKEY CREEK

  INDIAN CREEK



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



LAT...LON 3879 9501 3878 9463 3884 9462 3886 9458

          3884 9453 3887 9415 3917 9416 3912 9429

          3913 9460 3916 9462 3918 9476 3918 9488

          3900 9489 3891 9499



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