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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

749 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

  CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT



* AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING EAST ACROSS 

THE CLAY AND DICKINSON COUNTIES.  RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

WERE IN THE 1 TO 1.5 INCH RANGE IN AN HOURS TIME.  THIS RAINFALL 

WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS AND WILL LEAD TO RAPID 

RUNOFF.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  ABILENE...

  CHAPMAN...

  ENTERPRISE...

  VINING...

  MORGANVILLE...

  IDANA...

  GREEN...

  CLAY CENTER...



THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 268 AND 289.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. 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 3955 9695 3897 9696 3896 9694 3861 9694

      3862 9735 3956 9734



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