FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS


...MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...


RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...
HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...
CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
PARSONS
347 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

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...BARTON...CHASE...ELLSWORTH...
  LINCOLN...MARION...MCPHERSON...RICE...RUSSELL 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.

* THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
  REGION THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. GIVEN THE WET ANTECEDENT
  CONDITIONS...AREAS OF FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE.
  IN ADDITION...RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE
  LIKELY...WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME MINOR RIVER
  FLOODING BY THE WEEKEND.

* PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER SITUATION...ESPECIALLY
  IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW-LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREA...OR ALONG A
  RIVER OR STREAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.