Flash Flood Warning until 6:30-a.m. for Adair County
May 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
337 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR ADAIR COUNTY.
WHILE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA…THE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING STILL EXISTS. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY TRACK ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.