Alertes en vigueurMelvern, KS

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where: A portion of east central Kansas, including the following counties, Douglas, Franklin and Osage.
When: Until 1230 AM CDT.
Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
Additional Details: - At 825 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include Ottawa, Baldwin City, Carbondale, Wellsville, Overbrook, Lyndon, Centropolis, Pomona, Scranton, Quenemo, Lone Star, Rantoul, Pleasant Grove, Globe, Pomona Lake and Vinland. - This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 178 and 199.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.