Sunday, July 01, 2007

KANSAS CITY WEATHER UPDATE: Short List Of Major Roads Closed By Flooding


This from recent NWS reports:

0530 CDT- U.S. 69 CLOSED NEAR LA CYGNE IN LINN COUNTY- KS..
U.S. 169 CLOSED NEAR LANE IN EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY- KS..

0457 CDT - A 4 MILE STRETCH OF KANSAS HIGHWAY (K-) 68 IS CLOSED WEST OF OTTAWA DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY.

0355 CDT- MAJOR FLASH FLOODING ON (U.S.) HIGHWAY 59 WITH WATER LITERALLY POURING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY INTO ERIE (KS).


0350 CDT- (U.S.) HIGHWAY 169 CLOSED FROM GARNETT TO CHANUTE.
(U.S.) HIGHWAY 54 CLOSED FROM IOLA TO YATES CENTER.

0350 CDT- MAJOR FLASH FLOODING IN SOUTHWEST IOLA-KS WITH MOST ROADS BARRICADED.


THE FOLLOWING LOCATION CONTINUES TO GET RAIN SINCE THIS REPORT: 0421 PM (SATURDAY) RAINFALL TOTAL THE PAST THREE DAYS AT A GAUGE 1 MILE NORTH OF COLONY-KS- 17.60-INCHES. COLONY IS IN SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY.

The radar image below is almost exactly 21 hours since the last indicated-precipitation map was posted. Many of the areas covered by white has at least 13 inches. Most locations have exceeded the top of the NWS radar-indicated rainfall scale.

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