⚠️ Flood Watch – Harper; Sumner; Cowley; Elk; Wilson; Neosho; Chautauqua; Montgomery; Labette – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Flood Watch issued October 13 at 12:49PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast Kansas, including
the following counties, in south central Kansas, Cowley, Harper and
Sumner. In southeast Kansas, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery,
Neosho and Wilson.

* WHEN…From 5 PM CDT this afternoon through Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Showers and storms producing heavy rainfall are expected to
develop late this afternoon and become more numerous this evening
into Wednesday morning. Another around of heavy rain is then
expected Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, with the Flint
Hills into southeast Kansas having the higher chances to see
flooding.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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.