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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

942 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY 

EVENING.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD 

ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD 

ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  WITH ALREADY SATURATED 

GROUNDS OVER MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN 

COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  REPUBLIC              WASHINGTON            NEMAHA

  MARSHALL              BROWN                 CLOUD

  JACKSON               CLAY                  RILEY

  POTTAWATOMIE          JEFFERSON             OTTAWA

  GEARY                 SHAWNEE               WABAUNSEE

  DICKINSON             DOUGLAS               MORRIS

  OSAGE                 LYON                  FRANKLIN

  COFFEY                ANDERSON



SOME CITIES IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

  EMPORIA               OTTAWA                ABILENE

  LAWRENCE              JUNCTION CITY         TOPEKA

  MANHATTAN             CLAY CENTER           CONCORDIA

  MARYSVILLE            HIAWATHA





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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING OCCURS MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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