May 31, 2022

Flash Flood Watch is issued

Posted May 31, 2022 11:37 AM

Jackson-Jefferson-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Lyon- Osage-Including the cities of Perry, Grantville, Abilene, Maple Hill, Oskaloosa, Holton, Eskridge, Alta Vista, Meriden, Overbrook, Carbondale, Emporia, Osage City, Herington, Nortonville, Burlingame, Lyndon, Valley Falls, McFarland, McLouth, Junction City, Alma, Harveyville, Topeka, Paxico, and Council Grove 

FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... *

WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.  WHERE...Portions of central Kansas, east central Kansas and northeast Kansas, including the following counties, in central Kansas, Dickinson. In east central Kansas, Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee and Wabaunsee. In northeast Kansas, Jackson and Jefferson. * WHEN...Through late tonight.  IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. 

ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rainfall of up to two inches is possible in areas that have already seen quite a bit of rain Monday and early Tuesday morning.