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Flash Flood Warning
ActiveAtchison, KS; Leavenworth, KS
Status
In Progress
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
FFWEAX
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Atchison County in northeastern Kansas... Northwestern Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 215 PM CDT.
* At 822 AM CDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported. Road 210 has standing water with several ditches full.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Atchison, Potter, Lowemont and Cummings.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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