Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 9 at 3:59AM CDT until June 9 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 9, 2026 - 1:59am
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
FFWTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Douglas County in east central Kansas...
Southern Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 358 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Williamstown. Between 1 and
3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5
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 and automated gauges.
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...
Lawrence, Eudora, Perry, Meriden, Lecompton, Clinton, Lone Star,
Pleasant Grove, Williamstown, Clinton Lake and Perry Lake.
This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 189 and 205.
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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Douglas, KS; Jefferson, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov