THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
EASTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 915 AM CST SUNDAY
* AT 918 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA. THAT HEAVY RAIN WILL
CAUSE FLOODING. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS AND MORE IS ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PARSONS...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...CHERRYVALE...CANEY...
OSWEGO...ERIE...CHETOPA...ALTAMONT...ST. PAUL...EDNA...DEARING...
MOUND VALLEY...TYRO...GALESBURG...LIBERTY...BARTLETT...LABETTE...
STARK AND COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
