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 Shawnee County in east central Kansas...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 358 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Topeka. Between 2.5 and 5
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...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Topeka, Tecumseh and Pauline.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 between mile markers 353 and 355.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 174 and 185.
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.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 7:00 AM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 7:00 AM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov