Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 10:43PM CDT until October 1 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 8:43pm
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northern Lyon County in east central Kansas...
Osage County in east central Kansas...
* WHEN...Until 1100 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from
earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and
may not be passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1042 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
very heavy rainfall had fallen across the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Americus, Scranton,
Quenemo, Reading, Allen, Admire, Bushong and Pomona Lake.
- This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 130 and 161.
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Lyon, KS; Osage, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov