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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

904 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR NEWTON

COUNTY...



AT 857 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLOODING ACROSS HIGHWAY 59 NEAR THE 

TOWN OF DIAMOND IN NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY.  THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...AS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS 

ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.  

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS 

NEWTON COUNTY OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS.



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DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3704 9410 3678 9409 3678 9459 3705 9460



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