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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

1119 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR REPUBLIC COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM

CDT...



AT 1114 PM CDT...RADAR ESTIMATES WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS 

OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH SOME LOCAL SPOTS UP TO 10 INCHES. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL WILL ONLY MAKE CONDITIONS WORSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS 

SITUATION. VEHICLES AND PEOPLE CAN EASILY BE SWEPT AWAY.



RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER

MAY BE VERY DEEP. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED.



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



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