THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS…INCLUDING THESE COUNTIES IN OUR LISTENING AREA
BARTON…MARION…MCPHERSON…RICE…HARVEY…RENO AND SEDGWICK

FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
HIGH PLAINS OF KANSAS EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND TRACK EAST
SOUTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS COMPLEX OF
STORMS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY
RAINFALL TO AREAS WITH SATURATED GROUNDS. LOCALIZED ONE TO THREE
INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

RAINFALL OVER THE LAST WEEK HAVE LED TO SATURATED GROUNDS AND
ANY RAINFALL THAT OCCURS WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF AND POTENTIAL
FOR FLOODING AND POSSIBLY FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.