Tuesday, July 31, 2007

KANSAS CITY MetroRegion WEATHER ALERT: NWS FLASH FLOOD WARNING- SHAWNEE - OSAGE COUNTIES KANSAS



FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1024 AM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
OSAGE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
SHAWNEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 1021 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THE TOPEKA VICINITY SOUTH TOWARD MELVERN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SLOWLY TO THE NORTH. RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR RANGE. PORTIONS OF OSAGE COUNTY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS MORNING CREATING SATURATED GROUNDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POMONA STATE PARK...
PAULINE...
SILVER LAKE...
SCRANTON...
ROSSVILLE...
RICHLAND...
QUENEMO...
POMONA LAKE...
OVERBROOK...
OSAGE CITY...
LYNDON...
CARBONDALE...
BURLINGAME...
AUBURN...
TOPEKA...

THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 162 AND 188.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 157 AND 168.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 348 AND 355.

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.

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