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City of Medicine Lodge, KS
Sunday June 30th, 2024 :: 11:06 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 11:00PM Sunday

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of south central Kansas, including the following counties, Barber, Comanche and Kiowa.

* WHEN...Until 1100 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1104 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Medicine Lodge, Coldwater, Greensburg, Protection, Mullinville, Hardtner, Lake City, Wilmore, Sun City, Aetna, Belvidere, Lake Coldwater and Buttermilk. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBER, KS ... COMANCHE, KS ... KIOWA, KS

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.

Address/Location
City of Medicine Lodge, KS
114 W 1st Ave
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-886-3908

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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