<p>The National Weather Service in Topeka has expanded a Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning to include portions of central Kansas, east&nbsp; &nbsp;central Kansas, and northeast Kansas, including the following  areas, in central Kansas: Dickinson,  Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Lyon, Morris,&nbsp; &nbsp;Osage, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee and Jefferson.</p><p>&nbsp;Showers and thunderstorms will be scattered across the area today and diminish this evening. Additional rainfall up to two inches with locally higher amounts can be expected. Rainfall of  this magnitude falling on saturated ground from heavy rainfall in recent days may lead to flash flooding and rises on creeks  and rivers.</p>

Flash flood watch is in effect into early Friday morning