Flood Warning FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 233 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 ...The flood warning continues for the following river in Kansas... Verdigris River At Altoona affecting Wilson County. Verdigris River At Independence affecting Montgomery and Wilson Counties. Verdigris River At Coffeyville affecting Montgomery County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Shallow flowing water can wash a car from the roadway. && KSC125-205-060933- /O.EXT.KICT.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130807T1352Z/ /IDPK1.1.ER.130805T0950Z.130806T1200Z.130807T0152Z.NO/ 233 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Verdigris River At Independence. * At 2:15 PM Monday the stage was 33.8 feet. * Flood stage is 30.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 37.0 feet by Tuesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage Tuesday evening. * Impact...At 36.0 feet...Some flooding of low lying areas and bottom land can be expected. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM Location STG STG DAY TIME Tue Wed Thu Independence 30.0 33.8 Mon 02 PM 37.0 20.0 8.5 $$ Flood Warning FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 233 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 ...The flood warning continues for the following river in Kansas... Verdigris River At Altoona affecting Wilson County. Verdigris River At Independence affecting Montgomery and Wilson Counties. Verdigris River At Coffeyville affecting Montgomery County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Shallow flowing water can wash a car from the roadway. && KSC125-060932- /O.EXT.KICT.FL.W.0043.130806T0000Z-130808T0000Z/ /CFVK1.1.ER.130806T0000Z.130806T1800Z.130807T0600Z.NO/ 233 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Verdigris River At Coffeyville. * At 12:45 PM Monday the stage was 16.6 feet. * Flood stage is 18.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...Rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to rise to near 19.1 feet by early Tuesday afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by early Wednesday morning. * Impact...At 20.0 feet...Both banks along the river lowlands will overflow. The road floods along the intersection of South Buckeye Street and Eldridge Street near the state line. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM Location STG STG DAY TIME Tue Wed Thu Coffeyville 18.0 16.6 Mon 01 PM 19.0 15.8 3.2 $$ JAS Flood Warning FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 937 AM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 KSC099-125-205-060830- /O.NEW.KICT.FA.W.0069.130805T1437Z-130806T0830Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 937 AM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... WESTERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... * UNTIL 330 AM CDT TUESDAY * AT 934 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THE TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE AREA CONTINUE TO BE UNDERWATER. THIS MORNING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN WILSON COUNTY...IN AND AROUND FREDONIA. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3711 9574 3725 9596 3774 9596 3773 9552 3739 9553 3738 9518 3701 9524 $$ LAWSON Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 351 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-062100- RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 351 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EAST INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL TO QUARTER SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE BECOMING WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS COULD LEAD TO MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS. NUMEROUS COUNTY FLOOD AND RIVER WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SEVERAL COUNTY AND RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN EFFECT INTO TUESDAY AND MAYBE LONGER FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR AREA-WIDE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ONLY PROLONG OR WORSEN THE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE REGION. HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 106 DEGREES ARE FORECAST IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... A FEW STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP $$ Flood Watch FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 313 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-083-092>096-098>100-061015- /O.EXT.KICT.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130806T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 313 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL KANSAS...BARTON...CHASE...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN...MARION... MCPHERSON...RICE...RUSSELL AND SALINE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...BUTLER...COWLEY...HARVEY...RENO...SEDGWICK AND SUMNER. IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...ALLEN...CHAUTAUQUA...ELK... GREENWOOD...LABETTE...MONTGOMERY...NEOSHO...WILSON AND WOODSON * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS MOVE REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS TO OCCUR OVER THE FLOOD WATCH AREA. * ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS AND SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED FLOODING THREAT. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. URBAN AND STREET FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR. SEVERAL RIVERS IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING...WITH ADDITIONAL RIVERS POSSIBLY GOING INTO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADS OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
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