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WGUS63 KTOP 171706
FFATOP
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1206 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
.SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 2-4 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
RAINFALL ENDS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HORTON, ST. MARYS, BELLEVILLE,
WASHINGTON, WAMEGO, GREENLEAF, CONCORDIA, MARYSVILLE,
MINNEAPOLIS, CLAY CENTER, HIAWATHA, HOLTON, SENECA, BLUE RAPIDS,
MANHATTAN, FRANKFORT, LINN, CLIFTON, HANOVER, BENNINGTON, AND
SABETHA
1206 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS, CLAY, CLOUD,
OTTAWA, REPUBLIC AND WASHINGTON. IN NORTHEAST KANSAS, BROWN,
JACKSON, MARSHALL, NEMAHA, POTTAWATOMIE AND RILEY.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL.
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.
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