⚠️ Flood Warning – Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Morris, KS; Wabaunsee, KS – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 6:52PM CDT until October 1 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…East Central Dickinson County in central Kansas…
Geary County in east central Kansas…
Northwestern Morris County in east central Kansas…
West Central Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas…

* WHEN…Until 1015 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.
Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to storms. Flooding is already occurring in the
warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen.
– Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch is possible in the
warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Junction City, Grandview Plaza, White City, Dwight, Parkerville,
Latimer and Council Grove Lake.
– This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 291 and 302…
and between mile markers 310 and 315.

Instructions

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.