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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 6:45 PM Oct. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Brown County in northeastern Kansas... Northeastern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas... Southeastern Nemaha County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 145 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms producing 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 showers and 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 may experience flash flooding include... Hiawatha, Horton, Wetmore, Everest, Robinson, Whiting, Netawaka, Goff, Powhattan, Willis and Kickapoo Reservation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 5:53 PM Oct. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Geary County in east central Kansas... Northwestern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas... Southeastern Nemaha County in northeastern Kansas... Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas... Southern Riley County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 1253 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding from showerse and thunderstorms in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2.5 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. Highway 24 at Excel Road in Pottawatomie County was flooded. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. 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... Manhattan, Junction City, Wamego, Westmoreland, Ogden, Onaga, St. George, Milford, Louisville, Circleville, Corning, Soldier, Havensville, Wheaton, Tuttle Creek Lake, Keats and Milford Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
Flood Watch
Issued: 2:00 PM Oct. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas, including the following counties, in central Kansas, Dickinson. In east central Kansas, Geary, Morris, Shawnee and Wabaunsee. In north central Kansas, Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic and Washington. In northeast Kansas, Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie and Riley. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - One more round of rain is expected today. Widespread additional totals of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected, with isolated totals of around 3 inches. Coupled with the 1 to 4 inches of rain that has fallen across most of the Flood Watch area over the past 36 hours, flooding remains possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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