Flood Watch
National Weather Service Topeka KS
Mon May 6 2019
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Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Sabetha,
Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan,
Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Perry,
McLouth, Grantville, Meriden, Nortonville, Minneapolis,
Bennington, Abilene, Herington, Junction City, Council Grove,
Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville,
Paxico, Topeka, Lawrence, Emporia, Osage City, Carbondale,
Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, Ottawa, Burlington, Lebo,
and Garnett
350 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Kansas, east central
Kansas, north central Kansas, and northeast Kansas, including
the following areas, in central Kansas, Dickinson. In east
central Kansas, Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Geary,
Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee. In north central
Kansas, Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, and Washington. In
northeast Kansas, Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha,
Pottawatomie, and Riley.
* From this evening through late Wednesday night
* Several rounds of heavy rain should bring 2 to 4 inches of rain
to the area, with some locally higher amounts approaching five
inches. Soil moisture remains high across the area and any
additional heavy rainfall may cause flash flooding as well as
flooding of creeks and streams.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
