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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

1219 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR ATCHISON 

COUNTY...MISSOURI.



AT 1115 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLOODING ON B HIGHWAY ... 

NEAR HIGHWAY 59...ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO.



RAINFALL OVER THE AREA HAS DIMINISHED...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS 

EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 2 HOURS WHICH WILL AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 4058 9523 4028 9520 4027 9555 4032 9560

      4032 9565 4032 9565 4032 9563 4036 9562

      4048 9569 4057 9565 4054 9575 4059 9577

      4059 9577



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