Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Plymouth, KS ∙ Neosho Rapids, KS ∙ Olpe, KS ∙ Emporia, KS ∙ Emporia Municipal Airport, KS ∙ Hartford, KS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Topeka KS 115 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Lyon County in east central Kansas... * Until 515 AM CDT. * At 115 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Emporia, Olpe, Hartford and Neosho Rapids. This includes the following highways... Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 117 and 133. Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 143. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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. && LAT...LON 3827 9595 3826 9596 3817 9596 3817 9636 3849 9635 3849 9595 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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