NWS Topeka KSFF.W 0042October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jackson, Shawnee and Wabaunsee, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flash flood warning for Jackson, Shawnee and Wabaunsee in Kansas, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 42nd 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 1.6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Jackson, Shawnee and Wabaunsee
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:24 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 0042
- 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
At 424 PM CDT, the public reported creeks out of their banks and water flowing over roads across northwest Shawnee County. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Public reported. 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... Rossville, Silver Lake, Hoyt, Maple Hill and Willard. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 340 and 349.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.