NWS Topeka KSFF.W 0041October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Brown, Jackson and Nemaha, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flash flood warning for Brown, Jackson and Nemaha in Kansas, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 41st flash flood warning the NWS office in Topeka issued in 2026. Kansas had 15 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 2 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 4.3 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, Jackson and Nemaha
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:45 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP FF.W 0041
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
FFWTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Brown County in northeastern Kansas... Northeastern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas... Southeastern Nemaha County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 145 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and 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 may experience flash flooding include... Hiawatha, Horton, Wetmore, Everest, Robinson, Whiting, Netawaka, Goff, Powhattan, Willis and Kickapoo Reservation.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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