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Flood Advisory
ActiveFinney, KS; Gray, KS; Hamilton, KS; Haskell, KS; Kearny, KS
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Minor
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Finney County in southwestern Kansas... Northwestern Gray County in southwestern Kansas... Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas... Northern Haskell County in southwestern Kansas... Kearny County in southwestern Kansas... Lane County in west central Kansas... Western Ness County in west central Kansas... Scott County in west central Kansas...
* WHEN...Until 545 PM CDT /445 PM MDT/ Tonight.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1140 AM CDT /1040 AM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Garden City, Scott City, Lakin, Holcomb, Syracuse, Dighton, Deerfield, Pierceville, Utica, Alamota, Kendall, Friend, Shallow Water, Modoc, Plymell, Grigston, Manning, Scott State Lake, Amy and Healy. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Data from the National Weather Service
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