437  
WGUS63 KTOP 150809  
FFATOP  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
309 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
KSZ009>012-021>024-026-152100-  
/O.CON.KTOP.FA.A.0009.260915T1800Z-260916T1800Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-  
JEFFERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTONVILLE, PERRY, MCLOUTH, HORTON, WAMEGO,  
BLUE RAPIDS, VALLEY FALLS, HANOVER, HOLTON, OSKALOOSA, MERIDEN,  
SABETHA, MANHATTAN, GRANTVILLE, CLAY CENTER, LINN, CLIFTON,  
MARYSVILLE, SENECA, GREENLEAF, FRANKFORT, HIAWATHA,  
WASHINGTON, AND ST. MARYS  
309 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS, CLAY AND  
WASHINGTON. IN NORTHEAST KANSAS, BROWN, JACKSON, JEFFERSON,  
MARSHALL, NEMAHA, POTTAWATOMIE AND RILEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO HAVE ACCESS TO ABUNDANT MOISTURE  
AND COULD REDEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS MULTIPLE  
TIMES. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SOME LOCATIONS COULD END UP WITH  
AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.  
 
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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