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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Topeka KS

1252 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026



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Jefferson-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-

Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-

Including the cities of Lyndon, Alma, Lawrence, Carbondale,

Herington, Harveyville, Grantville, Osage City, Ottawa, Council

Grove, Emporia, Oskaloosa, Garnett, Lebo, Topeka, Burlington,

Perry, Abilene, Overbrook, Alta Vista, Paxico, McLouth, Meriden,

Nortonville, McFarland, Valley Falls, Eskridge, Junction City,

Maple Hill, and Burlingame

1252 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...



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

  possible.



* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Kansas, 

  including the following counties, in central Kansas, Dickinson. In 

  east central Kansas, Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, 

  Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee and Wabaunsee. In northeast Kansas, 

  Jefferson.



* WHEN...Through Tuesday morning.



* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 

  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-

Pottawatomie-Jackson-Ottawa-

Including the cities of Hiawatha, Wamego, St. Marys, Concordia,

Clay Center, Bennington, Blue Rapids, Belleville, Manhattan,

Seneca, Greenleaf, Minneapolis, Horton, Frankfort, Washington,

Marysville, Hanover, Holton, Clifton, Sabetha, and Linn

1252 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...



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

  possible.



* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Kansas, including 

  the following counties, in north central Kansas, Clay, Cloud, 

  Ottawa, Republic and Washington. In northeast Kansas, Brown, 

  Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie and Riley.



* WHEN...Through Tuesday morning.



* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 

  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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