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