Flood Watch for Trego; Ellis; Scott +24 more
What: Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. Impacts: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas....
Official alert brief
The active wet pattern continues across southwest Kansas, with another thunderstorm complex expected late Wednesday night through Thursday. Topsoils have become saturated, with any additional rainfall leading to runoff concerns.
WHAT
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
WHERE
Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Kansas, including the following counties, in central Kansas, Ellis and Rush. In south central Kansas, Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt and Stafford. In southwest Kansas, Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens. In west central Kansas, Lane, Ness, Scott and Trego.
WHEN
From 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Thursday through late Thursday night.
IMPACTS
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Additional rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are expected to be common Thursday. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.