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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
322 PM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

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Franklin KS-Osage KS-
322 PM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of east central Kansas, including the following 
  counties, Franklin and Osage.

* WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads 
  remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to 
  excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are 
  inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 321 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
    indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
    ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
    Between 3 and 9 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Ottawa, Osage City, Lyndon, Centropolis, Pomona,
    Williamsburg, Quenemo, Melvern, Princeton, Reading, Olivet,
    Pomona Lake and Melvern Lake.
  - This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 159 and 190.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 3864 9595 3873 9578 3873 9516 3844 9529
      3844 9595


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