Bennington, KS Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Saline River at Tescott.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Low lying areas near the river flood.
At 28.5 feet, 30th Road bridge over the Saline River floods.
At 29.0 feet, Southern parts of the city of Tescott are affected
by flood waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 29.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 5.1 feet
early Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Salt Creek near Ada.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Minor low land flooding along the Salt
Creek.
At 20.0 feet, 50th Road just south of the bridge over the Salt
Creek floods.
At 20.2 feet, Deck of 50th Road bridge over the Salt Creek floods.
At 21.0 feet, Flood waters are over one half mile wide over
cultivated farm land 3 miles east southeast of the town of Ada.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 18.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.6
feet just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of north central Kansas, including the following
county, Ottawa.

* WHEN...Until 1000 AM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It
will take several hours for all the water from these storms to
work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 742 PM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in
the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already
occurring. Between 3 and 9 inches of rain have fallen.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Tescott, Culver and Ada.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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