Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 27 at 4:29AM CDT until April 27 at 7:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 2:29am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 5:30am
Description:
FFWTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Douglas County in east central Kansas...
Shawnee County in east central Kansas...
Southern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas...
Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 730 AM CDT.
* At 428 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Topeka, Lawrence, Valley Falls, Rossville, Oskaloosa, Tecumseh,
Dover, Silver Lake, Auburn, Perry, McLouth, Meriden, Hoyt,
Ozawkie, Lecompton, Clinton, Winchester, Mayetta, Denison and
Delia.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 between mile markers 347 and 355.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 170 and 205.
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Douglas, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: