Kansas Severe Flood Warning | Effective 09/30/2026 11:20

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southern Jewell County in north central Kansas... * WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 110 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that a narrow stripe of 2-4 inches of heavy rain fell from early morning thunderstorms...mainly stretching from the southwest corner of Jewell County up to around Mankato...with additional lighter rain falling since then. Jewell County Emergency Management reported that several unpaved rural roads had been or are still closed in this area due to flooding, washed-out shoulders and standing water. Although water levels have subsided somewhat since this morning, additional moderate to heavy rain... potentially as much as 2 to 4 inches...is likely this afternoon into tonight. Should this additional heavy rain materialize, this could cause renewed flooding issues, and perhaps the possibility of more urgent flash flooding concerns. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Limestone Creek, West Marsh Creek, Spring Creek, West Limestone Creek, Porcupine Creek, Middle Limestone Creek, Browns Creek, East Fork Big Timber Creek, West Buffalo Creek, Middle Buffalo Creek, Elm Creek, Johns Creek, Little Oak Creek, East Marsh Creek, Ash Creek, Buffalo Creek, Dry Creek, Granite Creek, Oak Creek, East Buffalo Creek. - Some locations that could experience flooding include... Mankato, Jewell, Ionia and Montrose, but mainly rural areas outside of these towns. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood