NWS Topeka KSFL.W 0055October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Washington County, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flood warning for Washington County in Kansas, in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 55th 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 16.8 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Washington County
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:59 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 12:13 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP FL.W 0055
- 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... Mill Creek at Washington affecting Washington County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mill Creek at Washington. * WHEN...From this afternoon to late tonight. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Low lands along the creek flood from Morrowville to Washington flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 18.4 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 18.0 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/.
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.