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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

1121 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2004



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

GEARY...SOUTHERN RILEY AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...



AT 1114 PM CDT...RILEY COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

WILDCAT CREEK WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS WEST OF MANHATTAN.  MORE STORMS 

HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY AND WILL MOVE 

ACROSS NORTHWEST GEARY AND SOUTHERN RILEY COUNTIES...SO MORE FLASH 

FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.



LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...KEATS...WAKEFIELD...MANHATTAN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND...AWAY FROM RISING WATER.



DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...VEHICLES CAN QUICKLY 

BE SWEPT AWAY.



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



LAT...LON 3932 9711 3913 9713 3908 9670 3906 9649

      3904 9639 3916 9639 3920 9656 3937 9669



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