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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

158 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2007



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REPUBLIC-

158 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY...



AT 156 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN REPUBLIC 

COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITHIN THE 

PAST TWO HOURS. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS 5 

MILES NORTHWEST OF BELLEVILLE...OR IN THE VICINITY OF KING AND 

LINCOLN ROAD AND ROAD 140 NEAR THE RILEY AND WEST CREEK VICINITY.



LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

REPUBLIC

BELLEVILLE



TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF INTERSECTIONS AND

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



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

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

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



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.



LAT...LON 3980 9792 3976 9754 4000 9756 4000 9793



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