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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

612 AM CDT FRI JUL 9 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN

OTTAWA...NORTHWESTERN CLAY...CLOUD...WASHINGTON AND REPUBLIC

COUNTIES...



AT 610 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.  

ALTHOUGH THE RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF...RAINS WILL CONTINUE 

FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO.



LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  HOLLENBERG

  MAHASKA

  NARKA

  MUNDEN

  REPUBLIC

  HANOVER

  MORROWVILLE

  HADDAM

  CUBA

  SCANDIA

  COURTLAND

  GREENLEAF

  BARNES

  AGENDA

  LINN

  NORWAY

  WASHINGTON

  BELLEVILLE



OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS...RAINFALL TOTALS FROM A HALF TO ONE AND 

ONE-HALF INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON.  THIS RAIN FELL ON SOME GROUND 

THAT HAD ALREADY RECEIVED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN FROM PREVIOUS STORMS 

OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.



RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT

TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



LAT...LON 3997 9791 3903 9791 3965 9684 3998 9685



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