A flood watch is in effect today for southeast Kansas, northeast Oklahoma and western Missouri.

According to the National Weather Service, a flood watch is in effect for the area through Thursday afternoon. Localized flooding is possible as off-and-on scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms remain likely across the region today and tonight, gradually exiting to the east tomorrow. Some pockets of rain may be heavy. Between one and four inches or rain are likely, with up to five inches possible, mainly in the Tulsa area and west. Rain chances should taper off by tomorrow evening.