⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Lyon, KS; Osage, KS; Wabaunsee, KS – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 5:46PM CDT until October 1 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

FFWTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Northern Lyon County in east central Kansas…
Osage County in east central Kansas…
Southeastern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas…

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 546 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Americus, Scranton,
Quenemo, Harveyville, Reading, Allen, Admire, Bushong and Pomona
Lake.

This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 130 and 161.

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.