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Flood Watch issued April 19 at 3:13PM CDT until April 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

* WHAT...Minor 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. In Southeast Kansas, Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and Wilson. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in minor flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Off-and-on showers and thunderstorms will continue to expand across the region through Sunday. Pockets of very heavy rainfall could produce localized minor flooding across the area.
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Flood Watch issued April 18 at 2:16PM CDT until April 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

* 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. In Southeast Kansas, Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and Wilson. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
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Flood Watch issued April 17 at 2:01PM CDT until April 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of South Central and Southeast Kansas, including the following counties, in South Central Kansas, Cowley. In Southeast Kansas, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and Wilson. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 or more inches in the watch area.
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Red Flag Warning issued April 16 at 2:33PM CDT until April 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM CDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...is forecast. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as around 10 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly.
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Fire Weather Watch issued April 16 at 3:35AM CDT until April 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Fire Weather Watch for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger... * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 1:37AM CDT until April 2 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

At 135 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles northwest of Canton to near Goessel to near Halstead, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 135 AM, 65 mph winds were reported 1 mile north of Moundridge. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Newton Airport, Lost Springs, Marion Lake, Florence, Lehigh, Galva, Lincolnville, Goessel, North Newton, Walton, Newton, Hesston, Ramona, Halstead, Moundridge, Hillsboro, Pilsen, Elbing, Marion, and Canton.
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Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 1:23AM CDT until April 2 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

TORNADO WATCH 93 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS CHASE MARION MCPHERSON RICE SALINE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BUTLER COWLEY HARPER HARVEY KINGMAN RENO SEDGWICK SUMNER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ALLEN CHAUTAUQUA ELK GREENWOOD LABETTE MONTGOMERY NEOSHO WILSON WOODSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ANTHONY, ARKANSAS CITY, ATTICA, AUGUSTA, BEL AIRE, CEDAR VALE, CHANUTE, COFFEYVILLE, COTTONWOOD FALLS, DERBY, EL DORADO, EUREKA, FREDONIA, GRENOLA, HARPER, HAYSVILLE, HILLSBORO, HOWARD, HUMBOLDT, HUTCHINSON, INDEPENDENCE, IOLA, KINGMAN, LONGTON, LYONS, MADISON, MARION, MCPHERSON, MOLINE, NEODESHA, NEWTON, PARK CITY, PARSONS, PEABODY