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Flood Watch issued October 13 at 10:28AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Flood Watch · Morris; Wabaunsee; Shawnee; Douglas; Lyon; Osage; Franklin; Coffey; Anderson. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 13 October 2026 at 15:28 UTC
- First saved by us
- 13 October 2026 at 06:43 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 14 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Topeka KS · Morris; Wabaunsee; Shawnee; Douglas; Lyon; Osage; Franklin; Coffey; Anderson
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 14 October 2026 at 07:45 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 13 October 2026 at 22:00 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Archived official description
* 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.
Instructions in this archived message
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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Flood Watch issued October 13 at 1:31AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
AfterFlood Watch issued October 13 at 10:28AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
- Source updated
- Before
13 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC
After13 October 2026 at 15:28 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
13 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC
After13 October 2026 at 15:28 UTC
- Message expiry
- Before
13 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
After14 October 2026 at 07:45 UTC
- Message type
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- Source status
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- Official description
- Before
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall
is possible. * WHERE...A portion of east central Kansas, including the following counties, Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee and Wabaunsee. * WHEN...Fromthis afternoon through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, strea…After* 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, strea…
- External source link
- Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da3a64adaff188a3a9bec4442efb4fd5f00e2513.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.70903b56cdf0c79153fc5e7a28f4f0d28f926ef0.002.1
Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 15:28 UTC
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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 06:43 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flood Watch issued October 13 at 1:31AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
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