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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

610 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT



* AT 608 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF GAYLORD...

  OR ABOUT 29 MILES EAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15

  MPH.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HARLAN.



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN 

ACROSS PORTIONS OF SMITH COUNTY.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.  SPRING CREEK...BEAVER CREEK...OAK 

CREEK AND THE NORTH FORK OF THE SOLOMON WILL BE ESPECIALLY 

VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3997 9905 3959 9903 3958 9853 3998 9853



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