Kansas Severe Flood Warning | Effective 10/01/2026 14:49

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 4:49PM CDT until October 1 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 1, 2026 - 2:49pm
Expires: 
October 1, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Brown County in northeastern Kansas... Northeastern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas... Southeastern Nemaha County in northeastern Kansas... * WHEN...Until 1000 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 447 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to storms. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hiawatha, Horton, Wetmore, Everest, Robinson, Whiting, Netawaka, Goff, Powhattan, Willis and Kickapoo Reservation.
Instruction: 
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Area Description: 
Brown, KS; Jackson, KS; Nemaha, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov