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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

452 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL 745 AM CDT



* AT 449 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING   

  FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR COUNCIL GROVE...OR ABOUT 25 MILES         

  NORTHWEST OF EMPORIA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  DUNLAP

  COUNCIL GROVE

  DWIGHT

  HELMICK



SPOTTERS REPORTED 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITH IN A HALF HOUR 

AND WATCH WAS COVERING ROADS AROUND HELMICK. WATER WAS ALSO RISING 

FAST IN CREEKS.



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.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



LAT...LON 3886 9669 3852 9668 3853 9636 3882 9639

          3883 9649 3885 9650



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