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Flood Watch issued October 13 at 12:49PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Flood Watch · Harper; Sumner; Cowley; Elk; Wilson; Neosho; Chautauqua; Montgomery; Labette. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 13 October 2026 at 17:49 UTC
- First saved by us
- 13 October 2026 at 17:58 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 14 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Wichita KS · Harper; Sumner; Cowley; Elk; Wilson; Neosho; Chautauqua; Montgomery; Labette
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 14 October 2026 at 12:30 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 13 October 2026 at 22:00 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Kansas, including the following counties, in south central Kansas, Cowley, Harper and Sumner. In southeast Kansas, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and Wilson. * WHEN...From 5 PM CDT this afternoon through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and storms producing heavy rainfall are expected to develop late this afternoon and become more numerous this evening into Wednesday morning. Another around of heavy rain is then expected Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, with the Flint Hills into southeast Kansas having the higher chances to see flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 17:58 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flood Watch issued October 13 at 12:49PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 17:49 UTC
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