Monday, September 21, 2009

Kansas City MetroRegion BREAKING WEATHER: Flash Flood Warning - Franklin County-KS



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1131 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 1126 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FROM SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OTTAWA...
POMONA...
PRINCETON...
WELLSVILLE...
WILLIAMSBURG...
CENTROPOLIS...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 199.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.

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