Flood Advisory issued December 13 at 2:09PM CST until December 16 at 8:00AM CST by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS1253D1E79604.FloodAdvisory.1253D2146EE0KS.TOPFLSTOP.6cd7944a97a05c092b3b77f797c7ebbb w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2015-12-13T14:09:00-06:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Ottawa; Pottawatomie; Riley; Washington (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Flood Advisory Expected Minor Likely SAME 2015-12-13T14:09:00-06:00 2015-12-16T08:00:00-06:00 NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas) Flood Advisory issued December 13 at 2:09PM CST until December 16 at 8:00AM CST by NWS Topeka THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR… WESTERN GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS… CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS… WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS… MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS… SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS… OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS… RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS… NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS… NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS… * UNTIL 500 PM CST * AT 203 PM CST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN A SWATH ABOUT 40 MILES WIDE ALONG A LINE FROM MARYSVILLE TO CLAY CENTER TO ABILENE. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING BANKFULL…WITH WATER STARTING TO BACK UP OVER COUNTY ROADS IN SOME LOCATIONS. EXPECT WIDESPREAD PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 295. 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. WMOHEADER UGC KSC027-029-041-061-117-143-149-161-201 VTEC /O.NEW.KTOP.FA.Y.0047.151213T2009Z-151213T2300Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TIME…MOT…LOC
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