FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 427 PM CDT SUN JUL 28 2013 ...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS KANSAS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVING OCCURRED IN MOST AREAS OVER THE PAST 3 DAYS...THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE SURE TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 427 PM CDT SUN JUL 28 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL KANSAS...BARTON...CHASE...ELLSWORTH...LINCOLN...MARION... MCPHERSON...RICE...RUSSELL AND SALINE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...BUTLER...COWLEY...HARPER...HARVEY...KINGMAN...RENO... SEDGWICK AND SUMNER. IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...ALLEN... CHAUTAUQUA...ELK...GREENWOOD...LABETTE...MONTGOMERY...NEOSHO... WILSON AND WOODSON * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS RAINFALL IS IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA SINCE JULY 22ND...WITH 7-DAY RAINFALL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN RECORDED ACROSS THE KANSAS COUNTIES BORDERING OKLAHOMA. WIDESPREAD SMALL AND LARGE SCALE RIVER FLOODING IS LIKELY. * ANTENCEDANT RAINFALL AND FUTURE RAINFALL INDICATE FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG THE MAJORITY OF THE AREAS SMALLER RIVERS. SIGNIFICANT WITHIN BANK RISES AND AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON ALONG MAJOR RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS CLOSELY...ESPECIALLY THOSE ISSUED LATER TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT! BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS AND BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE FLOODING BECOMES IMMINENT. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING AT NIGHT...WHEN VISIBILITIES ARE LOW AND WATER MAY BE COVERING THE ROAD IN LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WHERE THERE ARE BARRIERS IN PLACE...TURN AROUND DO NOT DROWN.
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