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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

856 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 2006



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856 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 2006



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN ANDERSON...NORTHERN COFFEY...

SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN OSAGE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 900 PM

CDT...



THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT CAUSED THE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL 

KANSAS HAD MOVED OFF TO THE EAST BY 9 PM.  COUNTY OFFICIALS IN 

COFFEY...ANDERSON...FRANKLIN...AND OSAGE COUNTIES REPORT THAT FLOOD 

WATERS HAVE RECEDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...HOWEVER A FEW ROADS 

REMAIN COVERED WITH STANDING WATER ACROSS COFFEY...FRANKLIN AND 

ANDERSON COUNTIES.  THESE COUNTIES WILL HAVE A COUNTY FLOOD WARNING 

REPLACE THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING AS CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO 

RAPIDLY DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT.  COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE NOT COVERED 

EVERY ROAD IN THESE COUNTIES...SO BE PREPARED TO STOP AND FIND AN 

ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRANSPORTATION IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY ROADS THAT 

STILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM.  TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT 

WATER OVER ROADS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...SO THAT WE CAN RELAY THE 

INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  



DO NOT DRIVE OVER ROADS WITH ANY AMOUNT OF WATER OVER THEM.  WATER 

CAN DISGUISE ROADS THAT ARE WASHED OUT...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.  MOST 

DEATHS IN FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

FLOWING WATER IN A CAR OR ON FOOT.



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



LAT...LON 3853 9594 3822 9595 3812 9507 3864 9512



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