⚠️ Flood Warning – Pottawatomie, KS – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 5:29PM CDT until October 2 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

…The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Kansas…

Vermillion Creek near Wamego affecting Pottawatomie County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Vermillion Creek near Wamego.

* WHEN…Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs along Vermillion
Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 4:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.1 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 20.6 feet. It will then fall below flood
stage after midnight tonight.
– Flood stage is 20.0 feet.

Instructions

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

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