⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 4:04PM CDT until July 4 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

FFWTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

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

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 403 PM CDT, Trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain and flooding of creeks, streams, roads around
Dover. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Trained spotters reported.

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…
Eskridge, Dover, Auburn, Alta Vista, Keene and Volland.

This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 166 and 167.

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.