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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

156 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL 

345 AM CDT...



AT 154 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING 

HEAVY RAINS...OVER CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED 

RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER CENTRAL 

SECTIONS...AROUND THE CITY OF WASHINGTON...OVER THE LAST 3-4 HOURS. 

WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVER THE COUNTY THROUGH 3 

AM...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY RAINS 

WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS AND 

HIGHWAYS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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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