NWS Topeka KSFA.W 0029October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Jackson, Pottawatomie, Riley and 2 more, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flood warning for Jackson, Pottawatomie, Riley and 2 more in Kansas, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 29th areal flood warning the NWS office in Topeka issued in 2026. Kansas had 43 flood warnings in October 2026, against 14 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 4.7 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, Pottawatomie, Riley and 2 more
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:17 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTOP FA.W 0029
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Shawnee County in east central Kansas... Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas... Southern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas... Southeastern Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas... Southeastern Riley County in northeastern Kansas... * WHEN...Until 1000 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 515 PM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain causing standing water in Paxico. Flooding is ongoing over parts of northern Shawnee County. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. This warning will replace the Flash Flood Warning for Shawnee and Jackson counties set to expire at 6 pm. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wamego, Rossville, Alma, St. Marys, Silver Lake, Hoyt, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, Mayetta, McFarland, Paxico, Belvue, Emmett, Denison, Delia, Willard, Keene, Potawatomi Reservation and Volland.
What the agency told people to do
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.