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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

748 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM 

CDT...



AT 745 AM CDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED OVER CENTRAL JACKSON 

COUNTY WITH WATER OVER HIGHWAY 75 DUE TO HEAVY RAINS FROM 

THUNDERSTORMS. RADAR ESTIMATED NEARLY THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD 

FALLEN IN THE WARNING AREA SINCE AROUND 5 AM THIS MORNING.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS

TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



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