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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2026, 10:25 PM CDT for Nemaha County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2026, 10:25 PM CDT (03:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Nemaha County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 4:06 AM CDT | RAIN 9.33 | 5 Nnw Goff, KS | PWS 24 hour total. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 79 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1066 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1025 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Nemaha County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 230 AM CDT.
* At 1025 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 8 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 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...
Sabetha, Centralia, Wetmore, Corning, Goff and Woodlawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 9579 3957 9605 3957 9607 3957 9614
3957 9624 3973 9624 3983 9599 3989 9579
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$2 follow-up statements
568
WGUS53 KTOP 050706 RRB
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
206 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026
The National Weather Service in Topeka has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Nemaha County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 400 AM CDT.
* At 206 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 9 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sabetha, Centralia, Wetmore, Corning, Goff and Woodlawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 9579 3957 9605 3957 9607 3957 9614
3957 9624 3973 9624 3983 9599 3989 9579
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
101798
WGUS73 KTOP 050859 RRA
FFSTOP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
359 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026
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Nemaha KS-
359 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN NEMAHA COUNTY...
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 9579 3957 9605 3957 9607 3957 9614
3957 9624 3973 9624 3983 9599 3989 9579
$$
101What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 4, 6:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- A low chance for severe storms remains this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds, hail up to quarter size, and a tornado or two are possible.
- Rounds of showers and storms producing 1-2" per hour rainfall rates could lead to flooding, mainly north of Interstate 70. A Flood Watch remains in effect into early Friday.
- Showers and storms may impact northern Kansas Friday evening/night and bring a low risk for severe weather and heavy rainfall.
- A higher chance for showers and storms comes Saturday night into Sunday night. Locally heavy rainfall is possible again, most likely across east central Kansas.&&
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 6:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Topeka KS 633 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - A low chance for severe storms remains this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds, hail up to quarter size, and a tornado or two are possible. - Rounds of showers and storms producing 1-2" per hour rainfall rates could lead to flooding, mainly north of Interstate 70. A Flood Watch remains in effect into early Friday. - Showers and storms may impact northern Kansas Friday evening/night and bring a low risk for severe weather and heavy rainfall. - A higher chance for showers and storms comes Saturday night into Sunday night. Locally heavy rainfall is possible again, most likely across east central Kansas.&& .DISCUSSION... Issued at 205 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 A mid-level shortwave is moving east across the Central Plains this afternoon with a MCV spinning across central Kansas. An uncapped and unstable airmass has lead to the development of widely scattered thunderstorms and coverage has been increasing as the MCV approaches. While deep shear is rather weak, low-level shear increases as the MCV moves towards the area, supporting multicellular structures or even some supercellular structures. Hail up to quarter size and 60 MPH wind gusts are the main severe hazard. Steep low-level lapse rates could stretch existing surface vorticity which, along with the elongation of the low-level hodograph, leads to the potential for a tornado or two to spin up. The flooding threat remains as well with HREF members showing the potential for 1- 2" per hour rainfall rates, with best chances for repeated rounds of rain north of Interstate 70. Rainfall totals of 1-2 are likely with localized areas up to 4 inches possible. The Flood Watch remains in effect through 4 AM. Rain is progged to exit the area early Friday morning with dry time through the majority of the day. Similar to the past few days, the environment becomes uncapped by Friday afternoon and isolated storms could develop. However, a lack of large-scale ascent should limit coverage and CAMs are generally void of convection until late afternoon and into the evening when a surface front/trough sags into southern Nebraska. While guidance varies in location of this boundary, they have shifted farther north with convection developing in Nebraska along the nose of the low-level jet. This leads to less certainty in these storms impacting the forecast area as steering flow should push storms east-southeast. If storms do impact the area, they could produce wind gusts of 60 MPH and hail up to quarter size. High PWATs could lead to locally heavy rainfall as well. Another break in precipitation appears likely Saturday before the closed upper low lifts northeast Saturday night into Sunday. Showers and storms build back into the area and the environment again favors high rainfall rates with PWATs above the 90th percentile of climatology. The good news is the best signal for heavy rainfall is across southeast and east central Kansas which have missed out on the bulk of rain over the past few days. The NBM mean shows 1-1.5" of rain across east central Kansas, with the 75th percentile of 2- 2.5". Conditions dry out for the beginning of next week as ridging builds overhead. While strength of this ridge varies among guidance, this ridge brings summer-like heat and humidity. Heat indices of 100+ degrees are appearing more likely beginning Tuesday and continuing into the middle of next. There could be a couple of waves that ride the ridge and produce showers/storms, but predictability is low this far out. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/... Issued at 633 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 Thunderstorms are the main aviation concern, especially in the first part of the period. Am less confident about direct impacts at Topeka terminals with storms ongoing near MHK. As such, have gone with prevailing TS for the first few hours at MHK with a PROB30 group for the best timing at TOP/FOE. Storms are expected to move east of terminals late tonight with VFR conditions. South/southwest winds continue around or just above 10 kts. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch until 4 AM CDT Friday for KSZ008-KSZ009-KSZ010-KSZ011- KSZ012-KSZ020-KSZ021-KSZ022-KSZ023-KSZ024-KSZ034. && DISCUSSION...Flanagan AVIATION...Picha
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 2:14 PM CDT, 8 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 214 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-051915- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 214 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas, east central Kansas, north central Kansas, and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms are expected across the area this afternoon and into the evening. Rounds of showers and storms producing 1-2" per hour rainfall rates could lead to flooding, mainly north of Interstate 70. A Flood Watch remains in effect for this area into early Friday. A few severe thunderstorms are also possible this afternoon and evening across the area. Damaging winds, hail up to quarter size, and a tornado or two are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday A few strong to severe storms are possible Friday evening and Friday night across northern Kansas. Storms could produce locally heavy rainfall as well. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, or flooding to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 4, 7:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
724 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0724 PM Flash Flood 1 NNW Randolph 39.45N 96.76W
06/04/2026 Riley KS Emergency Mngr
Highway 77 closed north of Randolph due to
flooding.
&&Local storm report, Jun 4, 7:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
744 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0457 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSW Marysville 39.80N 96.66W
06/04/2026 Marshall KS Emergency Mngr
Report of wind damage to homestead. EM was
going to check out damage.
&&
SMBLocal storm report, Jun 4, 7:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
747 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0513 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE Riley 39.30N 96.82W
06/04/2026 Riley KS Emergency Mngr
&&
SMBLocal storm report, Jun 4, 7:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
758 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0757 PM Flash Flood Olsburg 39.43N 96.61W
06/04/2026 Pottawatomie KS Emergency Mngr
Reports from the EM of numerous roads under
water.
&&
SMBSpecial weather statement, Jun 4, 8:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
803 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
KSZ023-024-050145-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-
803 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND JACKSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM CDT...
At 803 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Emmett, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Holton, Hoyt, Mayetta, Emmett, Denison, Circleville, Delia, and
Potawatomi Reservation.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9625 3945 9633 3956 9559 3922 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 258DEG 42KT 3934 9601
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BDLocal storm report, Jun 4, 9:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
922 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0907 PM Rain Seneca 39.84N 96.06W
06/04/2026 M3.20 Inch Nemaha KS Other Federal
&&
SMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Riley | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jackson | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 8:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 11 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 8:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Washington | 35 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 32 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Nemaha | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Nemaha | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 10 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Brown | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 18 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Brown, Marshall, Nemaha | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson | 14 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Brown | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Brown | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 10:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 21 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:08 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha | 15 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.