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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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    Before

    Flood Watch issued October 13 at 1:31AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

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    Flood Watch issued October 13 at 10:28AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

    Source updated
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    13 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 15:28 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 15:28 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 07:45 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

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    Source update

    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...From this 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
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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da3a64adaff188a3a9bec4442efb4fd5f00e2513.001.1

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    https://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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