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...Very heavy rainfall is expected beginning Monday afternoon and continuing until early afternoon on Tuesday... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas, and Southeast Kansas, including the following areas, in Central Kansas, Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson, Rice, Russell, and Saline. 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. * From Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon. * Widespread heavy rainfall is expected from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning, before ending by early Tuesday afternoon. Rainfall amounts in excess of 3 inches are likely with locally higher amounts possible. * The expected heavy rainfall will result in significant rises on area rivers and creeks with some likely to exceed flood stage. Locally intense rainfall may also lead to flash flooding of rural and urban areas.