SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 401 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS COWLEY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHAUTAUQUA LABETTE MONTGOMERY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARKANSAS CITY, CEDAR VALE, COFFEYVILLE, INDEPENDENCE, PARSONS, SEDAN, AND WINFIELD.

FFWICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 1245 AM CDT. * At 835 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Coffeyville, Caney, Dearing and Tyro.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Kansas, including the following counties, Chautauqua, Labette and Montgomery. * WHEN...Until 115 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 815 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Coffeyville, Caney, Edna, Dearing, Tyro, Havana, Niotaze, Coffeyville Airport and Angola.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas... Verdigris River at Independence affecting Wilson and Montgomery Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Verdigris River at Coffeyville affecting Montgomery County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Verdigris River at Coffeyville. * WHEN...From Saturday morning to early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Flooding of low-lying areas is expected, especially along the left bank near the Water Plant. Further upstream and downstream from the gage site the river spreads out into the flood plain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 14.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.0 feet tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas... Verdigris River at Independence affecting Wilson and Montgomery Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Verdigris River at Coffeyville affecting Montgomery County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Verdigris River at Independence. * WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 27.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.0 feet tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 30.0 feet.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by very wet soils with additional localized heavy rainfall possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Kansas, including the following counties, 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. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A gradual uptick in isolated to scattered thunderstorms is expected this evening through tonight across the watch area. While not everyone will see a thunderstorm, and widespread heavy rainfall appears unlikely at this time, additional localized pockets of heavy rainfall will only aggravate or re-aggravate ongoing flooding concerns across the region.