Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 3 at 7:47PM CDT until June 4 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 3, 2025 - 5:47pm
Expires:
June 4, 2025 - 12:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of east central Kansas, including the following
county, Lyon.
* WHEN...Until 200 AM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all
the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems
in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
already occurring in the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches
of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Emporia, Americus, Olpe, Hartford, Neosho Rapids and Reading.
- This includes the following highways...
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 117 and 145.
Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 143.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Lyon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS