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Marion County Emergency Management KS
Thursday August 29th, 2019 :: 02:34 p.m. PDT

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FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR MARION COUNTY

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Central Kansas, South
Central Kansas, and Southeast Kansas, including the following
areas, in Central Kansas, Chase, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Marion,
McPherson, Rice, and Saline. In South Central Kansas, Butler,
Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, and Sumner.
In Southeast Kansas, Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood,
Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, and Woodson.
* From 10 PM CDT this evening through Friday afternoon.
* Thunderstorms could produce widespread 1 to 3 inches of rainfall
across the region for tonight into Friday morning. Some of the
storms could train over the same areas late tonight into early
Friday morning with locally higher amounts possible.
* Some rivers and creeks are currently running higher than normal
and could experience quick rises with renewed flooding.

Instructions:

A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
Remember to turn around, don't drown. You should monitor later
forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood
warnings be issued.

Address/Location
Marion County Emergency Management KS
203 S 4th St
Marion, KS 66861

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-382-2144

Alert Details

Severity:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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