Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Burns, KS ∙ Elbing, KS ∙ Matfield Green, KS ∙ Florence, KS ∙ Whitewater, KS ∙ Elmdale, KS ∙ Peabody, KS ∙ Bazaar, KS ∙ Clements, KS ∙ Cassoday, KS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Wichita KS Issued by National Weather Service Topeka KS 1153 AM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Marion County in central Kansas... Chase County in east central Kansas... Northwestern Butler County in south central Kansas... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 1153 AM CDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. In the city of Whitewater, street flooding has been reported. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Whitewater, Strong City, Florence, Potwin, Elbing, Burns, Cassoday, Bazaar, Elmdale, Matfield Green, Cedar Point, Wonsevu, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Tallgrass Prairie and Saffordville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3852 9635 3816 9636 3780 9715 3821 9716 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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