Kansas Severe Flood Warning | Effective 09/30/2026 07:42

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued September 30 at 9:42AM CDT until October 4 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 30, 2026 - 7:42am
Expires: 
September 30, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning for the following river in Kansas... Republican River at Clay Center affecting Clay County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Republican River at Clay Center. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Lowland agricultural flooding occurs from U.S. Highway 24 to Milford Lake. At 17.0 feet, Flooding occurs between 16th, 17th, and 18th Roads and between Limestone and Osage Roads. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 16.4 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday evening. - 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: 
Clay, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov