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EXPIRED5/3/2024 3:14:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/3/2024 3:14:00 AM until 5/3/2024 3:15:00 PM
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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...
Neosho River at Oswego affecting Cherokee and Labette Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding continues.
* WHERE...Neosho River at Oswego.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM this morning.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Xavier Road leading north from the river
gage bridge floods in that immediate vicinity. Also 13000 Road
along the north side of the river bank floods. West of the town of
Faulkner, homes along 120th Street between Star Road and Clem Road
begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 20.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this morning and continue fall.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.