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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

1128 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

  MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS



* UNTIL 230 AM CDT



* AT 1123 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTH 

CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 

ONE TO TWO INCHES AND HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. 



THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED MINOR FLOODING IN PARTS OF CENTRAL 

AND NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED...

  CLAY CENTER

  MARYSVILLE

  WASHINGTON

  LONGFORD



RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT

TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS 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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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