Sumner County under flash flood watch through Monday night
Sumner Newscow report — The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch in effect until Monday, 7 p.m. for Sumner County. The alert is as follows:
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS… INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS… BUTLER…COWLEY…HARVEY…SEDGWICK AND SUMNER. IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS …ALLEN …CHAUTAUQUA …ELK …GREENWOOD …LABETTE … MONTGOMERY …NEOSHO …WILSON AND WOODSONÂ THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS EVENING…BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY MONDAY MORNING. WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE…HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE MORE INTENSE SHOWERS AND STORMS LEADING TO FLOODING. WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCH RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY NIGHT.
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.
