NWS Topeka KSFL.W 0058October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Marshall and Washington County, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flood warning for Marshall and Washington County in Kansas, in force until 11:19 p.m. local time on October 4. It was the 58th river flood warning the NWS office in Topeka issued in 2026. Kansas had 15 flood warnings in October 2026, against 14 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 2 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Marshall and Washington County
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 11:19 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP FL.W 0058
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas... Buffalo Creek near Jamestown affecting Cloud County. Republican River near Scandia affecting Republic County. Black Vermillion River near Frankfort affecting Marshall County. Little Blue River near Barnes affecting Washington and Marshall Counties. Republican River at Clay Center affecting Clay County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Solomon River near Glasco affecting Cloud County. Big Blue River near Blue Rapids affecting Marshall County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Blue River near Barnes. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Lowland agricultural flooding occurs from 15th Road and Zenith Road in Washington County to Waterville in Marshall County. At 17.0 feet, Farm field, 4.5 miles north of Barnes, on the west side of Highway 148 floods north of the river. At 19.0 feet, Farm field, 4.5 miles north of Barnes, south of the river and east of Highway 148 floods. At 21.0 feet, Minor flooding of farm fields along the Little Blue River...south of the Sunflower Road Bridge in Marshall county. At 23.0 feet, Sunflower Road floods about 250 feet east of the Little Blue River in Marshall county. Farm field, 4.5 miles north of Barnes, floods north of the river and west of Highway 148 in Washington county. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 21.1 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
What the agency told people to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/top/.
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