Kansas Severe Flood Warning | Effective 10/01/2026 20:44

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 10:44PM CDT until October 2 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 1, 2026 - 8:44pm
Expires: 
October 1, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northern Lyon County in east central Kansas... Osage County in east central Kansas... * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...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 1044 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated very heavy rainfall had fallen across the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Americus, Scranton, Quenemo, Reading, Allen, Admire, Bushong and Pomona Lake. - This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 130 and 161.
Instruction: 
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Area Description: 
Lyon, KS; Osage, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov