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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

1017 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 1013 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 

FLASH FLOODING. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE HAVING TO PERFORM RESCUES OF 

STRANDED MOTORISTS IN LAWRENCE AND DOUGLAS COUNTY. DRAINAGE CREEKS 

ACROSS THE WHOLE AREA ARE FULL OR FLOWING OUT OF THEIR BANKS.



LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  TOPEKA

  LAWRENCE

  GRANTVILLE

  LOUISVILLE

  ST. MARYS

  WAMEGO

  MERIDEN

  ROSSVILLE

  PERRY

  MAPLE HILL

  WILLIAMSTOWN

  PAXICO



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 IMMEDIATELY



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



LAT...LON 3921 9605 3921 9559 3909 9519 3896 9519

      3875 9506 3876 9548 3889 9551 3889 9590

      3895 9648 3902 9649 3905 9637 3917 9637

      3918 9651 3937 9668



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