Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Wichita, Kansas
Areas Affected: Cowley, KS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 3:29pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 3:29pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 3:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 3:29pm CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 1:45pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Wichita KS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas... Arkansas River at Arkansas City affecting Cowley County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Arkansas River at Arkansas City. * WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Flooding of agricultural lands can be expected with bank overflows on west side of river. West Chestnut Avenue west of the river floods, expect road closure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 5.2 feet early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't drown. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 330 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8654786af7f1d4f8e39e71b66e32ef9fa188c800.001.1 Codes: KSC035 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8654786af7f1d4f8e39e71b66e32ef9fa188c800.001.1