Kansas Severe Flood Warning | Effective 10/01/2026 18:45

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 8:45PM CDT until October 2 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 1, 2026 - 6:45pm
Expires: 
October 2, 2026 - 9:45am
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Rock Creek near Louisville affecting Pottawatomie County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock Creek near Louisville. * WHEN...From this evening to Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Minor low land flooding begins along the north bank of Rock Creek. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:27 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 27.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 27.0 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: 
Pottawatomie, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov