⚠️ Flood Warning – Lyon, KS; Osage, KS; Wabaunsee, KS – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 8:39PM CDT until October 1 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Northern Lyon County in east central Kansas…
Osage County in east central Kansas…
Southeastern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas…

* WHEN…Until 1100 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 836 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly
in the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
– Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Americus, Scranton,
Quenemo, Harveyville, Reading, Allen, Admire, Bushong and Pomona
Lake.
– This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 130 and 161.

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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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