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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

1207 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR REPUBLIC AND WASHINGTON 

COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...



AT 1204 AM CDT...WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 81 SOUTH OF 

BELLEVILLE AND NORTH OF THE REPUBLIC AND CLOUD COUNTY LINE.  MANY 

OTHER SECONDARY ROADS ARE LIKELY FLOODING AS WELL.



THOUGH MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED REPUBLIC AND WASHINGTON 

COUNTIES...ESTIMATES OF OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN FROM EARLIER STORMS 

MEANS FLOODING MAY BE OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS 

OF REPUBLIC AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...MOST LIKELY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 

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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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