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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

822 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

  SHAWNEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

  NORTHERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

  SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

  SOUTHERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS



* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT



* AT 820 PM CDT...SHAWNEE COUNTY EMERGENCY 

  MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN TOPEKA AT 29TH 

  AND KANSAS AVENUE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 

  RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 

  THAT CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST SOUTH EAST. RADAR 

  ESTIMATES THAT SOME LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 6 

  INCHES OF RAIN ALL READY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 

  CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  TOPEKA

  GRANTVILLE

  MERIDEN

  CLINTON

  PERRY LAKE

  LECOMPTON

  WILLIAMSTOWN

  LAWRENCE

  PAXICO



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



LAT...LON 3922 9604 3921 9559 3909 9519 3896 9518

      3876 9548 3889 9551 3889 9590 3895 9648

      3902 9649 3905 9637 3917 9636 3918 9651

      3937 9668



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