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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

1130 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN REPUBLIC AND NORTHERN

WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...



AT 1130 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING 

NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH FROM EAST OF BELLEVILLE TO NORTH OF 

WASHINGTON. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OVER 

AREAS WITH SATURATED GROUND...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH 

FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND...AWAY FROM RISING WATER.



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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