Het weer voor Marquette Community Library

Flash Flood Warning issued May 19 at 6:58PM CDT until May 19 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KSFFWICTThe National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a* Flash Flood Warning for...Northeastern Barton County in central Kansas...Ellsworth County in central Kansas...Northern McPherson County in central Kansas...Southeastern Russell County in central Kansas...Southern Saline County in central Kansas...* Until 1130 PM CDT.* At 658 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producingheavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rainhave fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches arepossible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expectedto begin shortly.HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstormsproducing flash flooding.SOURCE...Radar.IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...Salina, Lindsborg, Ellsworth, Wilson, Claflin, Kanopolis,Marquette, Holyrood, Assaria, Gypsum, Geneseo, Brookville, Smolan,Dorrance, Lorraine, Falun, Susank, Frederick, Ellsworth Airportand Kanopolis Lake.Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly twofeet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don'tdrown.Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

National Weather Service