THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS

UNTIL 915 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

AT 3 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS THE AREA. THIS INCLUDED SEVERAL RURAL ROADS NEAR THE LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER INCLUDING NEAR 26TH ROAD AND
AVENUE Q WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…LITTLE RIVER AND GENESEO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.