Severe Flood ● Monitoring
Flood Watch issued October 15 at 2:20AM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS, United States of America
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* WHAT...Localized minor flooding caused by excessive rainfall
continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Kansas, including
the following counties, in south central Kansas, Cowley. In
southeast Kansas, Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette,
Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in localized minor flooding
of rivers, creeks, streams, city streets, underpasses, and other
low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A couple more round of showers with a few embedded thunderstorms
are expected to move northeast across southeast Kansas through
mid to late morning. While widespread flooding is unlikely,
localized pockets of modest to high rainfall rates may produce
minor flooding for low-lying and typical flood-prone locations.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Greenwood; Woodson; Allen; Cowley; Elk; Wilson; Neosho; Chautauqua; Montgomery; Labette |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-15T13:00:00-05:00 |
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Area as the agency stated it: Greenwood; Woodson; Allen; Cowley; Elk; Wilson; Neosho; Chautauqua; Montgomery; Labette
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