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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

754 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS



* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT



* AT 750 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

  SHOW RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER

  EASTERN BROWN COUNTY...GENERALLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 36...WITH

  RAIN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 9 PM.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  HIAWATHA...

  ROBINSON...

  RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN BROWN COUNTY.



TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF INTERSECTIONS AND

ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



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

CROSS FLOWING WATER IN A CAR OR ON FOOT.



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

LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.



LAT...LON 3975 9559 3972 9533 3991 9533 3989 9557



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