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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

828 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT



* AT 823 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

 VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO 

 SOUTHWEST ACROSS DOUGLAS COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO       

 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED BY RADAR SINCE 630 PM BETWEEN LAWRENCE   

 AND EUDORA. INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE          

 NORTHEAST ACROSS DOUGLAS COUNTY AS THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS SLOWLY 

 MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER ONE TO    

 THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL THROUGH 10 PM ACROSS DOUGLAS COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  LAWRENCE

  EUDORA



RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS 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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS

TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



LAT...LON 3892 9546 3874 9547 3875 9507 3895 9507

      3895 9520 3901 9520 3899 9534



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