| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Jefferson |
| Effective | 10/13/2026, 10:28:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 10/14/2026, 2:45:00 AM CDT |
Flood Watch issued October 13 at 10:28AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE…A portion of northeast Kansas, including the following
county, Jefferson.
* WHEN…From 5 PM CDT this afternoon through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Thunderstorms are expected to develop in a very moist environment
by this evening. This is expected to allow storms to be efficient
rainfall producers with rain rates around 2 inches per hour.
The watch may need to be extended into Thursday if additional
rounds of heavy rainfall become apparent.
Instructions
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.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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