Alert Details
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas, including the following counties, in east central Kansas, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage, Shawnee and Wabaunsee. In northeast Kansas, Jefferson. * WHEN...Until 900 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 339 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have 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... Eastern Topeka, Lawrence, Ottawa, Baldwin City, Osage City, Carbondale, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Tecumseh, Eudora, Richland, Wellsville, Overbrook, Lyndon, Centropolis, Burlingame, Perry, Pomona, Meriden and Scranton. - This includes the following highways... Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 137 and 155...and between mile markers 175 and 204. Interstate 35 between mile markers 166 and 198.