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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

1055 PM CDT MON APR 18 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN REPUBLIC COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* AT 1055 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF               

  REPUBLIC...OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST 

  AT 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATED AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY     

  FALLEN OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN REPUBLIC COUNTY TONIGHT...AND         

  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  REPUBLIC...

  SCANDIA...

  BELLEVILLE...

  MUNDEN...

  NARKA...

  CUBA...



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

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



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 3979 9792 3979 9737 3999 9737 3999 9793



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