NWS Topeka KSFF.W 0038September 19, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Brown, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flash flood warning for Brown in Kansas, which was in force until 11:30 p.m. local time on September 19. It was the 38th flash flood warning the NWS office in Topeka issued in 2026. Kansas had 7 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 12 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Brown
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:41 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP FF.W 0038
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Brown County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 1130 PM CDT. * At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hiawatha, Horton, Everest, Robinson, Powhattan and Willis.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.