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Flood Advisory for Ottawa, KS

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Ottawa
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Minor
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Official certainty
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What is happening

What: Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams. Where: Ottawa County in north central Kansas... When: Until 200 AM CDT.

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

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Bulletin details

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Ottawa County in north central Kansas... * WHEN...Until 200 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1047 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Minneapolis, Bennington, Delphos, Tescott, Culver, Wells and Ada.

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  1. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued July 23 at 10:49PM CDT until July 24 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Topeka KS. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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