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WGUS63 KTOP 131528
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1028 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026
KSZ026-140745-
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JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCLOUTH, GRANTVILLE, NORTONVILLE, PERRY,
MERIDEN, VALLEY FALLS, AND OSKALOOSA
1028 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST KANSAS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, JEFFERSON.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT
BY THIS EVENING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW STORMS TO BE EFFICIENT
RAINFALL PRODUCERS WITH RAIN RATES AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR.
THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THURSDAY IF ADDITIONAL
ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL BECOME APPARENT.
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.
KSZ037>040-054>056-058-059-140745-
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MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALMA, LEBO, ALTA VISTA, OTTAWA, PAXICO, MAPLE
HILL, TOPEKA, BURLINGAME, MCFARLAND, LYNDON, GARNETT, OSAGE CITY,
OVERBROOK, ESKRIDGE, LAWRENCE, CARBONDALE, COUNCIL GROVE, BURLINGTON,
HARVEYVILLE, AND EMPORIA
1028 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, ANDERSON, COFFEY, DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, LYON, MORRIS, OSAGE,
SHAWNEE AND WABAUNSEE.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT
BY THIS EVENING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW STORMS TO BE EFFICIENT
RAINFALL PRODUCERS WITH RAIN RATES AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR.
THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THURSDAY IF ADDITIONAL
ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL BECOME APPARENT.
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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