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Flood Watch issued October 14 at 12:59PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Flood Watch · Anderson. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 17:59 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 07:58 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Topeka KS · Anderson
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
14 October 2026 at 17:59 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of east central Kansas, including the following county, Anderson. * WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An additional round of rainfall will move across the area tonight into Thursday morning. Local rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches remain possible. This could result in minor flooding, particularly in portions of southeast Anderson County that saw 2 to 3 inches of rain last night.

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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    Title
    Before

    Flood Watch issued October 14 at 2:51AM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

    After

    Flood Watch issued October 14 at 12:59PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 07:51 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 17:59 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 07:51 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 17:59 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 07:51 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 17:59 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Lyon; Coffey; Anderson

    After

    Anderson

    Source summary
    Before

    Flood Watch · Lyon; Coffey; Anderson. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

    After

    Flood Watch · Anderson. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

    Official description
    Before

    …ed by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of east central Kansas, including the following counties, Anderson, Coffey and Lyon. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another wave of showers and storms are expected to impact parts of east central Kansas late Wednesday night and Thursday morning. A very moist environment should allow for efficient rain producers and another 1 to 2 inches.

    After

    …ed by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of east central Kansas, including the following county, Anderson. * WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An additional round of rainfall will move across the area tonight into Thursday morning. Local rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches remain possible. This could result in minor flooding, particularly in portions of southeast Anderson County that saw 2 to 3 inches of rain last night.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c589a58b2d47a7cf09947c9e09e9cbe8c22c4c1.002.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd84c8f21e70f70a991a659341b78331eccb46af.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 17:59 UTC

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 07:58 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flood Watch issued October 14 at 2:51AM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 07:51 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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