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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

148 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DOUGLAS...OSAGE...LYON...

FRANKLIN AND COFFEY COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



AT 145 AM CDT...RADAR SHOWS THAT RAINFALL HAS ENDED IN THESE

COUNTIES AND AREA REPORTS INDICATE THAT WATER IS RECEDING

IN MOST AREAS. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER

FOR THESE COUNTIES WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 145 AM CDT.



SOME MINOR FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR 

DRAINAGE AREAS IS STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL SUNRISE. SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS MAY REMAIN NEAR BANKFULL TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT 

FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. 



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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