Kansas Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 10/01/2026 13:30

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 3:30PM CDT until October 1 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
October 1, 2026 - 1:30pm
Expires: 
October 1, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
FFWTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Geary County in east central Kansas... Northwestern Morris County in east central Kansas... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 330 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated storms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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 will experience flash flooding include... Junction City, Grandview Plaza, White City, Dwight, Parkerville, Latimer and Council Grove Lake. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 291 and 302...and between mile markers 310 and 315.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Geary, KS; Morris, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov