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FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
849 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA, KS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS IN KANSAS...

  COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR EMPORIA AFFECTING LYON COUNTY
  NEOSHO RIVER NEAR NEOSHO RAPIDS AFFECTING COFFEY AND LYON COUNTIES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. SHALLOW FLOWING 
WATER CAN WASH A CAR FROM THE ROADWAY. ALSO, THE ROADBED MAY BE 
WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER.

STAY TUNED TO LATER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO 
AND LOCAL MEDIA.

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849 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA, KS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR EMPORIA.
* FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 
  9PM ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 24.7 FEET ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...HIGHWAY K 99 ON THE SOUTH BANK FLOODS.

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849 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA, KS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NEOSHO RIVER NEAR NEOSHO RAPIDS.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.6 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...WATER OVERTOPS THE ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF 
  THE BRIDGE OVER THE NEOSHO RIVER.

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