⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Shawnee, KS – Friday, October 30, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued October 30 at 1:29AM CDT until October 30 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

FFWTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Central Shawnee County in east central Kansas…

* Until 430 AM CDT.

* At 129 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. 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…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…
Topeka.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 353 and 355.

Instructions

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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