Flash flood watch begins Monday evening

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Topeka KS
Mon May 6 2019

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Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Sabetha,
Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan,
Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Perry,
McLouth, Grantville, Meriden, Nortonville, Minneapolis,
Bennington, Abilene, Herington, Junction City, Council Grove,
Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville,
Paxico, Topeka, Lawrence, Emporia, Osage City, Carbondale,
Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, Ottawa, Burlington, Lebo,
and Garnett
350 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Kansas, east central
  Kansas, north central Kansas, and northeast Kansas, including
  the following areas, in central Kansas, Dickinson. In east
  central Kansas, Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Geary,
  Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee. In north central
  Kansas, Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, and Washington. In
  northeast Kansas, Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha,
  Pottawatomie, and Riley.

* From this evening through late Wednesday night

* Several rounds of heavy rain should bring 2 to 4 inches of rain
  to the area, with some locally higher amounts approaching five
  inches. Soil moisture remains high across the area and any
  additional heavy rainfall may cause flash flooding as well as
  flooding of creeks and streams.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.