THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... WESTERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT WEDNESDAY * AT 547 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS REMAINED CLOSED WITH WATER FLOWING OVER THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 03:07:44 +0000
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