Daily Archives: 20 March, 2012

Rainfall totals in Wichita area as of Tuesday morning

20 March, 20121:56 p.m.

Here’s a map of rainfall totals in the Wichita area as of 7 a.m. today. With more rain falling today, these totals are sure to rise.

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Flooding threat increases in southeast Kansas

20 March, 20127:39 a.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Neosho River near Parsons until Thursday afternoon.

The Neosho River is forecast to crest at about 25.9 feet, nearly 5 feet above flood stage of 21 feet. Homes near the river could experience basement flooding, the weather service warns.

A flood warning has been issued for Neosho, Montgomery and Labette counties until 10:30 a.m. today. As much as 3 inches of rain has fallen in the area, and another 2 inches could fall today, forecasters say.

Flood warnings have also been issued for Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford counties of southeast Kansas until 1 p.m. today. Officials in the Springfield, Mo., branch of the weather service said radar and rain gauges in the area indicate between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen in the warned area.

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Wichita weather: More showers and thunderstorms

20 March, 20125:00 a.m.

More showers and thunderstorms are in Wichita’s forecast today as a slow-moving front continues to bring wet weather to the region.

Highs will top out in the upper 50s, with north winds in single digits, forecasters say.

Clouds will persist overnight, with lows slipping into the low 40s. More rain is expected Wednesday, forecasters say, when highs will again be in the upper 50s to low 60s.

For more information on current conditions, go to our weather page.

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