Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Wichita, Kansas
Areas Affected: Cowley, KS; Sumner, KS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 9:03am CDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 9:03am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 9:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 9:03am CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 9:52am 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... Slate Creek At Wellington affecting Sumner and Cowley Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 23.5 feet, Expect extensive cropland and field flooding along the creek. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 21.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 4.4 feet Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 19.0 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 this evening at 915 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3c3afe0811fe057b6713692a22bf0644e9f2bb71.001.1 Codes: KSC035, KSC191 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3c3afe0811fe057b6713692a22bf0644e9f2bb71.001.1