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FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED CODEING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

308 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003



...THE FLOOD WARNING VALID FOR AREAS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY HAS BEEN 

EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM CDT...



...THE FLOOD WARNING VALID FOR COFFEY AND LYON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED 

AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED...



REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY INDICATE 

WATER IS STILL OVER ROADWAYS AND MANY ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED.  

THEREFORE THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM FOR 

FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.



REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN COFFEY AND LYON COUNTIES

INDICATE CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED. NO ROADS ARE CLOSED IN COFFEY

COUNTY. ALTHOUGH SOME RURAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED IN LYON COUNTY NO 

SERIOUS PROBLEMS ARE INDICATED...AND CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO 

IMPROVE.  THEREFORE THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR 

COFFEY AND LYON COUNTIES. 



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.



MOST DEATHS IN FLOODING 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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.



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