...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Kansas, including the following areas, Atchison KS, Doniphan, Johnson KS, Leavenworth, Linn KS, Miami and Wyandotte and Missouri, including the following areas, Andrew, Atchison MO, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Harrison, Henry, Holt, Jackson, Johnson MO, Lafayette, Nodaway, Platte, Ray and Worth. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Many areas have received 1 to 3 inches of rainfall from thunderstorms early this morning through the afternoon. With the additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches possible with the thunderstorm activity expected overnight into tomorrow morning, localized flash flooding is possible, especially in urban areas and with more vulnerable small streams and low-water crossings. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood 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. &&
