⚠️ Flood Watch – Morris; Wabaunsee; Shawnee; Douglas; Lyon; Osage; Franklin; Coffey; Anderson – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Flood Watch issued October 13 at 1:31AM CDT until October 14 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…A portion of east central Kansas, including the following
counties, Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Morris, Osage,
Shawnee and Wabaunsee.

* WHEN…From 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.