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Flood Warning

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Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Rice, KS; Russell, KS

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of central Kansas, including the following counties, Barton, Ellsworth, Rice and Russell.
* WHEN...Until 700 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 259 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Thunderstorms continue to persist over the warned area and additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Great Bend, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Claflin, Holyrood, Bushton, Pawnee Rock, Albert, Lorraine, Olmitz, Milberger, Galatia, Susank, Odin, Cheyenne Bottoms, Great Bend Airport and Silica.
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