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Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Another round of heavy rain and severe weather could be in store tonight for Lawrence and the surrounding area, with the possibility of widespread flooding in low-lying areas.
"It definitely looks like there's a solid chance for thunderstorms, which would provide heavy rainfall, some of which may be severe," said Matt Sayers, 6News meteorologist. The National Weather Service is predicting a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight.
Sayers predicted that the storms should start firing up about 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Manhattan area, then begin working their way east to the Lawrence area.
"For the eastern side of the state, it looks like hail and high winds will be the biggest threat," he said. "There is an isolated chance that some storms could be tornadic."
Douglas, Jefferson, Franklin and Shawnee counties are still under a flash flood watch through 6 a.m. Wednesday. Leavenworth County is under a flash flood watch through Thursday morning.
A line of thunderstorms moved into Lawrence this morning, bringing another 1.2 inches of rain on top of the nearly three inches the city received overnight. The weather service had issued a flash flood warning about 8:30 a.m. for the Lawrence area, but that warning ended at 11:30 a.m.
Monday night's severe weather brought sightings of at least two tornadoes, including one near the Bloomington area on the south side of Clinton Lake.
During the brunt of the storm, emergency workers came to the aid of 39 motorists stranded in the rain, but no one was injured, emergency officials said this morning.
Fire & Medical made 16 water rescues last night of people stranded inside cars. The Lawrence Police department handled an additional 23 cases of unoccupied cars stuck in water.
Lightning struck a home in the 2700 block of Inverness Court about 9:20p.m. , causing $10,000 in damage, said Mark Bradford, deputy chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical.
Lightning also is suspected of disabling two emergency-warning sirens, one in Eudora in the Intech Business Park and another at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. Workers were trying to repair the sirens today.
The police department took 100 calls for service between 7 p.m. and midnight, including 24 alarm calls, many caused by power outages, said Sgt. Dan Ward, a Lawrence Police spokesman.
Monday night's heavy rains produced close to 2.26 inches in Lawrence. The rain has saturated the soil and caused many streams and low-lying areas to flood, according to the National Weather Service.
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