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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

751 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RILEY 

COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM CDT...



AT 750 PM CDT...MILL CREEK CONTINUED OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOWING 

OVER STOCKDALE ROAD NORTHWEST OF MANHATTAN. 



AT 7 PM...A SPOTTER REPORTED A TREE AND DEBRIS OVER STOCKDALE ROAD 

ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANHATTAN. 



ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND MAY DROP UP TO 

A HALF INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.



RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO 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...ESPECIALLY LOW WATER CROSSINGS.



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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