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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

934 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR 

DOUGLAS...NORTHERN WABAUNSEE...SHAWNEE...SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND

SOUTHERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES...



AT 933 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS 

STREETS AND CREEKS FLOODING. AT 45TH AND GAGE...COLLEY CREEK WAS OUT 

OF ITS BANKS. PARTS OF HIGHWAY 24 HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN JEFFERSON 

COUNTY. AREAS AROUND CARLSON ROAD AND PAXICO IN WABAUNSEE COUNTY HAS 

FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY 

RAINS OVER THESE SAME AREAS AND THE FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY TO 

WORSEN.



LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  TOPEKA

  LAWRENCE

  GRANTVILLE

  PERRY LAKE

  ST. MARYS

  WAMEGO

  MERIDEN

  SILVER LAKE

  WILLARD

  MAPLE HILL

  PAXICO



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS FLOWING WATER IN A CAR OR ON FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF 

WATER BEGINS TO RISE.



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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