921 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN & SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR. ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CNTL KS. COFFEY COUNTY IN EAST CNTL KS. * UNTIL 1115 AM CDT * AT 912 AM CDT.HEAVY RAINFALL FELL OVERNIGHT.WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE. BURLINGTON. COLONY. GARNETT. GRIDLEY. HARRIS. KINCAID. LE ROY. WESTPHALIA. NEW STRAWN. LONE ELM. JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR. THIS REPLACES THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT. WATER HAS BEGUN TO RECEDE.HOWEVER STANDING WATER REMAINS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS & CREEKS & STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN HIGH THIS MORNING. PORTIONS OF EAST CNTL COFFEY & WEST CNTL ANDERSON COUNTIES HAVE RECEIVED ESTIMATED RAINFALL OF OVER 6 INCHES IN THE OVERNIGHT HRS.WITH LESS INTENSE RAINFALL CONTINUING THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS & STREAMS.& PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS & FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS & STREAMS. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:41:26 +0000