Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Springfield, MO
Areas Affected: Cherokee, KS; Labette, KS
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:33pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:33pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 9:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:33pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:36am CDT
Issued by: NWS Wichita KS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Neosho River at Oswego affecting Labette and Cherokee Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neosho River at Oswego. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, The left bank begins to overflow and floods agricultural fields. Also, the dirt county road, 13000 Road, along the north side of the river bank starts to flood at 1.5 miles downstream of gage site where the bridge crosses Lightning Creek. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.5 feet and is expected to rise. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 17.2 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 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 900 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.583bb26fc7c66e97071df3db6a81bd4d07a6f499.001.1 Codes: KSC021 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.583bb26fc7c66e97071df3db6a81bd4d07a6f499.001.1