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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

441 PM CDT FRI JUL 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL 630 PM CDT



* AT 438 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 3 TO 

AS MUCH AS 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND 

SOUTHEAST DOUGLAS COUNTY.  THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DROPPED THE HEAVY 

RAIN WERE NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP MORE HEAVY 

RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED...

  BALDWIN CITY

  RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NEVER

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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