NWS Topeka KSFF.W 0039September 30, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cloud, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flash flood warning for Cloud in Kansas, which was in force until 4:00 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 39th 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 4.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Cloud
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:55 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP FF.W 0039
- 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... Northwestern Cloud County in north central Kansas... * Until 400 AM CDT. * At 1155 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Concordia and Jamestown.
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.