000 WGUS73 KEAX 191340 FFSEAX MOC101-191745- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 837 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR JOHNSON COUNTY... AT 825 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT ROAD CLOSURES WERE IMMINENT NORTH OF HOLDEN WHERE SW 100TH AND 200TH ROADS CROSS PIN OAK CREEK. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE ALSO REPORTED THAT NUMEROUS RURAL ROADS WERE CLOSED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 NEAR QUICK CITY. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FROM HOLDEN TO CORNELIA BETWEEN 5 AM AND 8 AM HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS REMAINING FROM CHILHOWEE TO LEETON. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH 10 AM...BUT NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3888 9352 3856 9354 3858 9410 3890 9409 $$ SF