Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 6:52PM CDT until October 1 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 4:52pm
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Dickinson County in central Kansas...
Geary County in east central Kansas...
Northwestern Morris County in east central Kansas...
West Central Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...
* WHEN...Until 1015 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to storms. Flooding is already occurring in the
warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch is possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Junction City, Grandview Plaza, White City, Dwight, Parkerville,
Latimer and Council Grove Lake.
- This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 291 and 302...
and between mile markers 310 and 315.
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Morris, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov