NWS Topeka KSFL.W 0063October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Pottawatomie, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flood warning for Pottawatomie in Kansas, which was in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 63rd river 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 14.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Pottawatomie
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:29 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 6:06 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTOP FL.W 0063
- 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
...The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Vermillion Creek near Wamego affecting Pottawatomie County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Vermillion Creek near Wamego. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs along Vermillion Creek. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 20.6 feet. It will then fall below flood stage after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 20.0 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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