A flood watch has expanded for parts of the KVOE listening area with light to moderate rainfall expected through the overnight hours and into much of Monday.
Originally, Greenwood County was the only area county involved in a flood watch that now extends to 3 pm Monday. Chase County is now included in that watch, while Greenwood County is also included in a flood warning until 2:30 pm.
The latest guidance from the National Weather Service suggests 2-inch totals will be widespread in these counties with higher totals possible through Monday morning. Up to 1.5 inches of rain could be common for Lyon County and other surrounding counties.
The Weather Service now says some river flooding is possible in addition to its previous guidance involving flooding possible for low-lying areas, low water crossings and poor drainage areas.
9 pm Sunday: Flood warning, watch in effect for Greenwood County
Greenwood County is now in both a flood warning and a flood watch through midafternoon Monday.
The warning goes until 2:30 pm, while the watch continues until 3 pm. Over an inch of rain had fallen countywide from 5 to 8:30 pm with another 1 to 2 inches possible through the alert periods.
3:45 pm Sunday: Flood watch posted south of Emporia
Parts of Kansas south of Emporia have been placed in a flood watch for Sunday evening and much of Monday.
The National Weather Service office in Wichita has put Greenwood County in a watch from 6 pm Sunday through 3 pm Monday. Most of the KVOE listening area can expect at least half an inch of rain starting late Sunday afternoon and ending by late Monday afternoon. Areas south of the Kansas Turnpike may get up to 1.5 inches with 2-inch totals also possible.
Flooding may be limited to lowland areas, low-water crossings and fields with poor drainage, but the Weather Service expects rapid rises in river levels regardless of whether the rivers and creeks actually go out of their banks.
The moderate to occasionally heavy rain in the forecast follows numerous winter storms that have dropped small amounts of snow or other wintry precipitation — but have also helped to almost fully recharge the soil moisture profile since December.
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