Flood Warning for Gove, KS; Sheridan, KS; Thomas, KS
What: Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be...
Official alert brief
Rainfall accumulations Saturday night totaled up to and estimated 7.5 inches in the warned area.
WHAT
Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring.
WHERE
Portions of northwest and west central Kansas, including the following counties, in northwest Kansas, Sheridan and Thomas. In west central Kansas, Gove.
WHEN
Until 730 AM CDT Monday.
IMPACTS
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 149 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area. The Solomon and Saline rivers are out of their banks. Flooding is already occurring. Between 3.5 and 6.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional storms are expected to move through the area this afternoon and evening. Additional rainfall totals look to remain under 1.5 inch es in the Warned area Some locations that will experience flooding include... Colby, Oakley, Hoxie, Quinter, Grainfield, Grinnell, Levant, Rexford, Selden, Park, Gem, Menlo, Seguin, Angelus, Halford, Mingo, Tasco and Studley.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.