NWS Topeka KSFL.W 0062October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Riley, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flood warning for Riley in Kansas, which was in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 62nd 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 17.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Riley
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:52 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 4:31 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTOP FL.W 0062
- 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... Wildcat Creek at Manhattan Scenic Drive affecting Riley County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wildcat Creek at Manhattan Scenic Drive. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Flood waters reach Poliska Lane, just north of Fort Riley Boulevard. At 16.0 feet, Flood waters begin to reach North 1200 Road, commonly known as Wildcat Creek Road, just upstream of the Scenic Drive bridge. At 17.0 feet, The low spot in Anneberg Circle is flooded with water very close to the golf course clubhouse. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 15.0 feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening. - Flood stage is 14.0 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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