Kansas Minor Flood Advisory | Effective 10/01/2026 14:03

* WHAT...Flooding caused by earlier excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southern Jewell County in north central Kansas... Western Mitchell County in north central Kansas... Eastern Osborne County in north central Kansas... Southeastern Smith County in north central Kansas... * WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 400 PM CDT, various rainfall observations, automated river gauges, and ground-truth reports from observers indicated that at least 3 to 7 inches of rain had fallen within the area over the last two days, resulting in continued minor flooding along some area creeks, rivers, and some rural roads. In most places, water levels should continue to very slowly recede through the rest of today, as water increasingly drains into more mainstem rivers such as the Solomon River. Portions of the Solomon River remain in a Flood Warning through Friday morning. - This includes the following streams and drainages... East Fork Wolf Creek, Little Oak Creek, Fourmile Creek, Antelope Creek, Big Timber Creek, East Buffalo Creek, West Marsh Creek, Middle Limestone Creek, Limestone Creek, Walnut Creek, North Branch Spillman Creek, Buffalo Creek, Turkey Creek, White Rock Creek, East Marsh Creek, Little Walnut Creek, Salt Creek, Center Twin Creek, Carr Creek, Mill Creek, Elm Creek, Twin Creek, Frog Creek, Wolf Creek, Bacon Creek, West Limestone Creek, Granite Creek, Oak Creek, Spring Creek, Plum Creek, Middle Buffalo Creek, West Buffalo Creek, Johns Creek, Prairie Creek, Ash Creek, Covert Creek, Little Salt Creek, Mulberry Creek, Disappointment Creek and Twelvemile Creek. - Some locations that could experience flooding include... Osborne, Downs, Mankato, Cawker City, Glen Elder, Jewell, Tipton, Formoso, Ionia, Randall, Hunter and Montrose. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood