| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Pottawatomie, KS |
| Effective | 10/1/2026, 8:45:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 10/2/2026, 11:45:00 AM CDT |
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 8:45PM CDT until October 2 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
…The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Kansas…
Rock Creek near Louisville affecting Pottawatomie County.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Rock Creek near Louisville.
* WHEN…From this evening to Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 27.0 feet, Minor low land flooding begins along the
north bank of Rock Creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:27 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 27.2 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.5 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
early Friday morning.
– Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
Instructions
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/top/.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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