Severe Flood ● Monitoring

Flood Watch issued October 13 at 2:15AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS, United States of America

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* WHAT...Localized flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and
southeast Kansas, including the following counties, in central
Kansas, Marion and McPherson. In east central Kansas, Chase. In
south central Kansas, Butler, Harvey, Kingman, Reno and Sedgwick.
In southeast Kansas, Allen, Greenwood and Woodson.

* WHEN...From late this afternoon through mid-morning Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in localized flooding of
rivers, creeks, streams, city streets, underpasses, and other
low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered to numerous thunderstorms with high rainfall rates are
expected to move east to northeast across the same areas late
this afternoon through tonight. Areas of heavy rainfall are
expected, which could lead to localized flooding concerns.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Measurements

Coordinates39.9645, -100.8105
RegionMcPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; Greenwood; Woodson; Allen; Kingman; Sedgwick
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-10-13T19:00:00-05:00

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Area as the agency stated it: McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; Greenwood; Woodson; Allen; Kingman; Sedgwick

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