Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Wichita, Kansas
Areas Affected: Cherokee, KS; Labette, KS
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 2:14am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 2:14am CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 4:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 5:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 11:26am CDT
Issued by: NWS Wichita KS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING... ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Kansas... Neosho River near Parsons affecting Labette and Neosho Counties. Neosho River at Oswego affecting Labette and Cherokee Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neosho River at Oswego. * WHEN...From this afternoon to late Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Xavier Road leading north from the river gage bridge floods in that immediate vicinity. Also 13000 Road along the north side of the river bank floods. West of the town of Faulkner, homes along 120th Street between Star Road and Clem Road begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.45 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 20.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 400 PM CDT.
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