Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 1 at 12:18AM CDT until June 1 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2026 - 10:18pm
Expires:
June 1, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
FFWTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Lyon County in east central Kansas...
* Until 230 AM CDT.
* At 1218 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Emporia, Americus, Hartford and Neosho Rapids.
This includes the following highways...
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 121 and 132.
Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 139.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Lyon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov