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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2026, 2:17 AM CDT for Lyon County, Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2026, 2:17 AM CDT (07:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2026, 6:31 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:20 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.
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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 2597 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
500
WGUS53 KTOP 090717
FFWTOP
KSC111-127-197-090930-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
217 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Lyon County in east central Kansas...
Northeastern Morris County in east central Kansas...
Southern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...
* Until 430 AM CDT.
* At 216 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 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...
Eskridge and Harveyville.
This includes Kansas Turnpike near mile marker 154.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 9634 3885 9632 3886 9597 3887 9597
3887 9595 3884 9595 3883 9595 3881 9595
3880 9595 3879 9595 3878 9595 3875 9595
3874 9595 3873 9595 3870 9636 3872 9680
3873 9678 3877 9662
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
1012 follow-up statements
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WGUS53 KTOP 090859 RRA
FFWTOP
KSC111-127-197-091200-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
359 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
The National Weather Service in Topeka has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Lyon County in east central Kansas...
Northeastern Morris County in east central Kansas...
Southern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 358 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Eskridge and Harveyville.
This includes Kansas Turnpike near mile marker 154.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 9634 3885 9632 3886 9597 3887 9597
3887 9595 3884 9595 3883 9595 3881 9595
3880 9595 3879 9595 3878 9595 3875 9595
3874 9595 3873 9595 3870 9636 3872 9680
3873 9678 3877 9662
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
101237
WGUS73 KTOP 091131 RRA
FFSTOP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
631 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
KSC111-127-197-091141-
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Lyon KS-Morris KS-Wabaunsee KS-
631 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN LYON, NORTHEASTERN
MORRIS AND SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE COUNTIES...
This Warning has been replaced by an Areal Flood Warning Please
continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for portions of
central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 9634 3885 9632 3886 9597 3887 9597
3887 9595 3884 9595 3883 9595 3881 9595
3880 9595 3879 9595 3878 9595 3875 9595
3874 9595 3873 9595 3870 9636 3872 9680
3873 9678 3877 9662
$$
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 9, 12:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Confidence is increasing in severe storms moving across the area this evening, with the highest threat towards north central KS. Damaging wind is the main hazard, along with large hail and a tornado or two.
- Heavy rainfall with localized flooding is also possible, so a Flood Watch has been issued for this evening and overnight.
- Hot and humid conditions take shape Tuesday. Heat Advisory has been expanded area-wide.
- Additional storm chances come later this week, particularly Wednesday, followed by cooler temperatures to end the week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 12:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Topeka KS 1237 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Confidence is increasing in severe storms moving across the area this evening, with the highest threat towards north central KS. Damaging wind is the main hazard, along with large hail and a tornado or two. - Heavy rainfall with localized flooding is also possible, so a Flood Watch has been issued for this evening and overnight. - Hot and humid conditions take shape Tuesday. Heat Advisory has been expanded area-wide. - Additional storm chances come later this week, particularly Wednesday, followed by cooler temperatures to end the week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 316 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 Large-scale pattern via water vapor imagery shows broad troughing across the western CONUS with one shortwave now moving well north into Canada and another shortwave trough axis off the Pacific coast. Surface low pressure is located near the TX/OK panhandles and southwest KS, with a warm front extending out of that across our area north of the I-70 corridor. An outflow boundary is noted via visible satellite near the KS/NE border into south central NE. Ahead of these boundaries, a very moist and unstable air mass is in place across our area with 4000-5000 J/kg of CAPE and dew points in the low/mid 70s. By early this evening, there looks to be just enough sfc convergence near the center of the low towards central KS as well as in the aforementioned area along the KS/NE border. This would initially allow for a few discrete supercells to develop before they congeal into a line later this evening. As mentioned earlier, we have plenty of instability, and deep-layer shear of 35-40 kts would support a damaging wind and large hail threat. Additionally, backed sfc winds result in veering low-level winds with 0-3km shear around 30 kts, so there is a reasonable tornado risk with initial discrete cells as well. CAMs this morning have been consistent in these cells evolving into an MCS, resulting in damaging wind becoming the primary severe weather threat with time. If storms are progressive enough in nature, flooding could be less of an issue, but if they turn into more of an east-west oriented line with training (as indicated in some of the morning CAM guidance as well), this would present a bigger flooding threat. In any case, Pwat looks to approach or exceed 2 inches, which is even higher than it has been in recent days. HREF mean has a swath of QPF amounts between 1-1.5", which seems like a reasonable average for most locations. However, 90th percentile has a swath of 2-4" along the I-70 corridor with individual HREF members showing isolated pockets of locally higher amounts than that. The HREF also has a signal for rainfall rates at least an inch per hour along and south of I-70 this evening. With this in mind along, decided to go ahead with a Flood Watch given that much of the CWA is sensitive to high rainfall rates with the recent heavy rain in the area. Storms should move out of the area before sunrise Tuesday, leaving a hot and muggy air mass in place for the day. Portions of the area are more on the marginal side for a Heat Advisory, but considering this is the first one of the year, decided to expand the advisory to include the entire area with most places likely reaching heat indices around 105, even if only a few degrees short. Most rain west of the area looks to dissipate before it reaches much of our area, with the exception of perhaps our far western counties in the evening. The next best chance for storms comes Wednesday afternoon and evening with an approaching cold front, which could present another risk for severe storms. That front pushes east into Thursday, with lower storm chances lingering in far eastern KS that afternoon. Wednesday may bring another day of heat indices around 105 degrees for portions of the area, but this looks to be less widespread compared to Tuesday. From there, temperatures cool down later in the week behind the cold front with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s from Thursday onward. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1237 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 The bowing segment will exit the terminals shortly. CAMs show some scattered showers lingering for a few more hours. The precip is expected to be completed by 10Z or 11Z with VFR conditions through the day Tuesday. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory from noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening for KSZ008- KSZ009-KSZ010-KSZ011-KSZ012-KSZ020-KSZ021-KSZ022-KSZ023-KSZ024- KSZ026-KSZ034-KSZ035-KSZ036-KSZ037-KSZ038-KSZ039-KSZ040-KSZ054- KSZ055-KSZ056-KSZ058-KSZ059. Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for KSZ020-KSZ021-KSZ022- KSZ023-KSZ024-KSZ026-KSZ034-KSZ035-KSZ036-KSZ037-KSZ038-KSZ039- KSZ040-KSZ054-KSZ055-KSZ056-KSZ058-KSZ059. && DISCUSSION...Picha AVIATION...Wolters
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:20 PM CDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 320 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-092030- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 320 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 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 There is an enhanced risk for severe storms this evening. Damaging winds, large hail, a tornado or two, and heavy rainfall are all possible. A Flood Watch has been issued from 7 PM this evening into the overnight hours. A quick inch or two of rain is probable, although localized amounts up to 2 to 4 inches with high rainfall rates could lead to flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday A heat advisory has been posted for the entire area Tuesday from noon until 9pm. Heat indices are forecast to be around 105 degrees. Avoid strenuous outdoor activity Tuesday afternoon and early evening. There is a 40 to 60 percent chance for thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening across parts of northeast and east central Kansas. If storms develop, they could become severe with large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain potential hazards. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters may be needed this evening.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 9, 12:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1255 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0149 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WSW Berryton 38.93N 95.65W
06/08/2026 M62 MPH Shawnee KS ASOS
ASOS station KFOE Topeka Forbes.
&&Local storm report, Jun 9, 1:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
100 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1253 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WSW Berryton 38.93N 95.65W
06/09/2026 M66 MPH Shawnee KS ASOS
ASOS station KFOE Topeka Forbes.
&&Local storm report, Jun 9, 1:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
107 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1228 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NE Lawrence 38.99N 95.23W
06/09/2026 Douglas KS Emergency Mngr
Trees down across roadways and power lines
down in north Lawrence. Time estimated from
radar.
&&
FlanaganLocal storm report, Jun 9, 1:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
110 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSW Tecumseh 39.02N 95.60W
06/09/2026 Shawnee KS Fire Dept/Rescue
A tree fell on a house, power lines down
with tree limbs on them.
&&Local storm report, Jun 9, 1:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
114 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0112 AM Flash Flood Topeka 39.05N 95.68W
06/09/2026 Shawnee KS Emergency Mngr
EM report: Water rescue at 6th and Polk for
multiple people stuck in vehicles with
rising floodwater.
&&
ngSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 2:08 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
208 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
KSZ020-021-034-090745-
Clay-Cloud-Ottawa-
208 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN OTTAWA...NORTHWESTERN
CLAY AND CLOUD COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT...
At 208 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Glasco, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow
around objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects and
vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Clyde, Miltonvale, Glasco, Delphos, and Aurora.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3942 9793 3962 9737 3957 9737 3957 9736
3930 9735 3922 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 250DEG 56KT 3934 9788
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
GriesemerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Ottawa | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 40 min |
| Jun 8, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 9:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Ottawa | 9 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Morris | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Morris | 20 min |
| Jun 8, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 10:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Dickinson, Morris | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 28 min |
| Jun 8, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 11:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 34 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Ottawa, Saline | 4 days |
| Jun 8, 11:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 63 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 4 days |
| Jun 8, 11:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 12:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 12:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 10 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Osage and 1 more | 32 min |
| Jun 9, 12:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 8 hr |
| Jun 9, 1:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Cloud | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 2:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 18 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Pottawatomie, Riley | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Geary | 11 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Geary | 51 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Riley | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 6:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Ottawa, Pottawatomie and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Ottawa | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.