⚠️ Flood Warning – Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Nemaha, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Wabaunsee, KS – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 4:46PM CDT until October 1 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Northwestern Geary County in east central Kansas…
North Central Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas…
Northwestern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas…
Southeastern Nemaha County in northeastern Kansas…
Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas…
Southern Riley County in northeastern Kansas…

* WHEN…Until 1000 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 442 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to storms. Flooding is already occurring in the
warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen today
alone.
– Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch is possible in the
warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Manhattan, Junction City, Wamego, Westmoreland, Ogden, Onaga, St.
George, Milford, Louisville, Circleville, Corning, Soldier,
Havensville, Wheaton, Tuttle Creek Lake, Keats and Milford Lake.

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.