UPDATE 7:30 p.m. Saturday: The potential rainfall totals have been updated by the National Weather Service. See the map below.
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The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued the following hydrologic outlook.
A potent storm system will combine with strong lift and anomalous moisture to produce a widespread rain event Sunday through Monday.
At this time, we expect liquid equivalent amounts of one to two inches for much of central, southern, and eastern Kansas. Maximum precipitation amounts could approach 2 to 2.50 inches.
Rainfall amounts of this magnitude are less common this time of year, and could potentially push much of the area into a top-10 to top-15 wettest start to a year.
Cold or frozen ground combined with anomalous rainfall amounts and recent precipitation events could lead to some minor and nuisance level flooding impacts, including increased areas of standing water in fields and low-lying areas, some ponding of water in urban areas, and the possibility of difficult travel on dirt roads.
Rises on creeks, streams, and rivers are possible as well. If the higher end amounts closer to two inches occur, a few rivers could near, or exceed, flood stage.