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WGUS63 KICT 280750
FFAICT
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
250 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2025
KSZ091-281800-
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HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANTHONY, ATTICA, AND HARPER
250 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, HARPER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, CITY STREETS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE
LOCATIONS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY
HAZARD WILL BE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING
CONCERNS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND BARRICADES. NEARLY TWO
FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. TURN AROUND, DON'T
DROWN.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
KSZ048>053-067>072-082-083-092>096-098>100-281800-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-
NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COTTONWOOD FALLS, IOLA, ROSE HILL,
WICHITA, WILSON, WINFIELD, NEODESHA, PEABODY, KINGMAN, PARSONS,
ANDOVER, ARKANSAS CITY, STERLING, HUTCHINSON, FREDONIA, BEL AIRE,
VALLEY CENTER, GRENOLA, LONGTON, MCPHERSON, YATES CENTER, EL
DORADO, MARION, SALINA, DERBY, CEDAR VALE, HILLSBORO, HOWARD,
SEDAN, NEWTON, EUREKA, WELLINGTON, COFFEYVILLE, STRONG CITY,
LYONS, ELLSWORTH, INDEPENDENCE, MOLINE, CHANUTE, PARK CITY,
HUMBOLDT, MADISON, AUGUSTA, AND HAYSVILLE
250 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN CENTRAL KANSAS, CHASE,
ELLSWORTH, MARION, MCPHERSON, RICE AND SALINE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS, BUTLER, COWLEY, HARVEY, KINGMAN, RENO, SEDGWICK AND
SUMNER. 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 FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, CITY STREETS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE
LOCATIONS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY
HAZARD WILL BE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING
CONCERNS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND BARRICADES. NEARLY TWO
FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. TURN AROUND, DON'T
DROWN.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
KLEINSASSER
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