Flood Warning until 10:00AM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Kansas, including the following counties, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford.
* WHEN...Until 1000 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 749 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned area earlier this morning. Between 2 and 6.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pittsburg, Girard, Frontenac, Arma, Cherokee, Weir, Mulberry, Scammon, Mccune, Arcadia, West Mineral, Hepler, Chicopee, Franklin, Roseland, Ringo, Beulah, Polk, Lone Oak, Farlington, Englevale, Brazilton, Croweburg, Yale, Greenbush, Pawnee Station, Carona, Hiattville, Opolis, Skidmore, Stippville, Garland and Lawton. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON, KS ... CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Crawford County KS
131 E Prairie St
Girard, KS 66743
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-724-7156
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CRAWFORD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning