Weather Alert Watch
Minor Flood Advisory

Flood Advisory for Decatur, KS; Norton, KS

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Southeastern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas... Southwestern Norton County in northwestern Kansas... When: Until 245 AM CDT.

KSDecatur, KS; Norton, KS

Official alert brief

WHAT

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

WHERE

Southeastern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas... Southwestern Norton County in northwestern Kansas...

WHEN

Until 245 AM CDT.

IMPACTS

Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

At 1151 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lenora, Jennings, Clayton, Dresden, New Almelo and Leoville.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.