Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 1:58PM CDT until October 1 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 11:58am
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
FFWTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Shawnee County in east central Kansas...
Northeastern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...
South Central Jackson County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 158 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Rossville, Silver Lake, Hoyt, Maple Hill and Willard.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 340 and 349.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Jackson, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov