THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... WESTERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 300 PM CDT. * AT 1100 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ALONG COW CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. EVACUATIONS WERE REPORTED ALONG IT AS WELL. PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG COW CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR RICE...RENO... MCPHERSON... AND HARVEY COUNTIES. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BUHLER...BURRTON...CHASE...HALSTEAD...HUTCHINSON...INMAN...LITTLE RIVER...LYONS...MOUNDRIDGE... NICKERSON...SILICA...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...STERLING... WILLOWBROOK...HUTCHINSON AIRPORT...YODER. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 50. 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. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. (dm)
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:09:34 +0000