NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 1 at 5:17PM CDT until October 1 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
* 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.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2186th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days