Kansas Severe Flood Warning | Effective 10/03/2026 11:53

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued October 3 at 1:53PM CDT until October 4 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 3, 2026 - 11:53am
Expires: 
October 4, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Republican River at Clay Center affecting Clay County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Republican River at Clay Center. * WHEN...From this evening to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Lowland agricultural flooding occurs from U.S. Highway 24 to Milford Lake. At 17.0 feet, Flooding occurs between 16th, 17th, and 18th Roads and between Limestone and Osage Roads. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 14.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.0 feet this evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 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: 
Clay, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov