Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 9 at 12:53AM CDT until June 9 at 10:26PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 10:53pm
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...
Shunganunga Creek at Topeka affecting Shawnee County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Shunganunga Creek at Topeka.
* WHEN...Until late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Walkway along the Shunganunga Creek near
the 21st Street bridge floods.
At 17.0 feet, Shunga Drive near College Avenue floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall to 8.8 feet early this
morning. It will then rise above flood stage to 16.5 feet
early this morning. It will fall below flood stage early this
morning to 5.3 feet late this afternoon. It will then rise to
5.4 feet late this afternoon. It will fall again and remain
below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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