⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Atchison, KS; Leavenworth, KS – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 8:22AM CDT until October 1 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

FFWEAX

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southeastern Atchison County in northeastern Kansas…
Northwestern Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas…

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 822 AM CDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches
of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 2.5 inches
in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Emergency management reported. Road 210 has standing water
with several ditches full.

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…
Atchison, Potter, Lowemont and Cummings.

Instructions

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

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