Kansas Flood Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 06:17

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 8:17AM CDT until April 28 at 1:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 6:17am
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Wakarusa River at Wakarusa affecting Shawnee County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wakarusa River at Wakarusa. * WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs along the Wakarusa River. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:01 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this morning to a crest of 15.5 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage later this afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Instruction: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/top/.
Area Description: 
Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov