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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
237 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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OTTAWA KS-
237 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT THIS MORNING
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, OTTAWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 630 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 236 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MINNEAPOLIS AND ADA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3912 9793 3913 9793 3924 9793 3927 9779
3913 9763 3902 9793
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