NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFA.A 0017September 30, 2026
Flood Watch: Atchison, Mercer, Putnam and 7 more, KS and MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood watch for Atchison, Mercer, Putnam and 7 more in Kansas, Missouri, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 17th areal flood watch the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Kansas had 8 flood watches in September 2026, against 1 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood watchs by year).
ExpiredWatch
In force for 36.2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Atchison, Mercer, Putnam and 7 more
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 12:47 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KEAX FA.A 0017
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Watches in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kansas, including the following area, Atchison KS and Missouri, including the following areas, Adair, Buchanan, Daviess, De Kalb, Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler and Sullivan. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Widespread rainfall anticipated with cumulative totals approaching 2 or more inches in most areas. Some areas may receive 4 or more inches. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.