FGUS83 KTOP 092051 RVSTOP KSC117-100451- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 351 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH FLOOD STAGE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: BLACK VERMILLION RIVER NEAR FRANKFORT. FOR THE BLACK VERMILLION RIVER AT FRANKFORT... THE LATEST STAGE WAS...15.4 FEET AT 3 PM FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS...19.0 FEET. NO FLOODING IS FORECAST. THE RIVER IS FORECAT TO CREST NEAR 15.5 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO LATER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA. 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. $$