NWS Topeka KSFF.W 0043October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Geary and Morris, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flash flood warning for Geary and Morris in Kansas, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 43rd 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 3.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Geary and Morris
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:30 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP FF.W 0043
- 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... Geary County in east central Kansas... Northwestern Morris County in east central Kansas... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 330 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated storms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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... Junction City, Grandview Plaza, White City, Dwight, Parkerville, Latimer and Council Grove Lake. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 291 and 302...and between mile markers 310 and 315.
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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