Flood Advisory

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Southern Jewell County in north central Kansas... Western Mitchell County in north central Kansas... Eastern Osborne County in north central Kansas... Southeastern Smith County in north central Kansas...

* WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1205 PM CDT, various rainfall observations, automated river gauges, and ground-truth reports from observers indicated that at least 3 to 7 inches of rain had fallen within the area over the last 24 to 48 hours, resulting in continued minor flooding along area creeks and rivers, and some rural roads. In most places, water levels should continue to very slowly recede through the rest of today, as water increasingly drains into more mainstem rivers such as the Solomon River. As a result, the Solomon River itself is covered by separate Flood Warnings.

This areal Flood Advisory effectively replaces an areal Flood Warning in effect for the same area that is set to expire at 1215 PM CDT this afternoon. - This includes the following streams and drainages... East Fork Wolf Creek, Little Oak Creek, Fourmile Creek, Antelope Creek, Big Timber Creek, East Buffalo Creek, West Marsh Creek, Middle Limestone Creek, Limestone Creek, Walnut Creek, North Branch Spillman Creek, Buffalo Creek, Turkey Creek, White Rock Creek, East Marsh Creek, Little Walnut Creek, Salt Creek, Center Twin Creek, Carr Creek, Mill Creek, Elm Creek, Twin Creek, Frog Creek, Wolf Creek, Bacon Creek, West Limestone Creek, Granite Creek, Oak Creek, Spring Creek, Plum Creek, Middle Buffalo Creek, West Buffalo Creek, Johns Creek, Prairie Creek, Ash Creek, Covert Creek, Little Salt Creek, Mulberry Creek, Disappointment Creek and Twelvemile Creek. - Some locations that could experience flooding include... Osborne, Downs, Mankato, Cawker City, Glen Elder, Jewell, Tipton, Formoso, Ionia, Randall, Hunter and Montrose. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood