Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Wichita, Kansas
Areas Affected: Labette, KS; Neosho, 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 10:20am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Wichita KS
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO TOMORROW EVENING... ...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 near Parsons. * WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Flood waters spread over fields to a distance of 1 and one fourth miles. Several county roads, mainly along the left bank are inundated. Several residents which live along the right bank in the vicinity of Highway 400 may experience water entering their homes at basement levels. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.1 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 24.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 21.0 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.74fd88e0f04c811e1dff39f761ab972e2a3adc78.001.1 Codes: KSC099, KSC133 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.74fd88e0f04c811e1dff39f761ab972e2a3adc78.001.1