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Flood Warning until 2-a.m. Tuesday for parts of Guthrie & Audubon Counties

Weather

September 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

311 AM CDT MON SEP 7 2015

FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTYSOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY … GREENE COUNTY.. NORTHERN AUDUBON COUNTY … BOONE COUNTY… NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 2-a.m. TUESDAY.

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED BUT WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS STILL BEING REPORTED…ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY.

HIGHWAY 141 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN COON RAPIDS AND HIGHWAY 4. HIGHWAY 25 IS CLOSED AROUND BAYARD DUE TO FLOODING. DETOURS ARE IN PLACE FOR BOTH LOCATIONS.

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.