Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Wichita, Kansas
Areas Affected: Cowley, KS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 7:59pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 7:59pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 8:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 7:59pm CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 9:38am CDT
Issued by: NWS Wichita KS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas... Cow Creek near Hutchinson affecting Reno and Rice Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Arkansas River at Arkansas City affecting Cowley County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Arkansas River at Arkansas City. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * 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 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.6 feet and falling. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 7.1 feet Friday evening. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
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. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 800 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32787bb493c60d444fb965786c103bb49ce00b78.002.1 Codes: KSC035 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32787bb493c60d444fb965786c103bb49ce00b78.002.1