049  
WGUS83 KTOP 271133  
FLSTOP  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
633 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...  
 
SHUNGANUNGA CREEK AT TOPEKA AFFECTING SHAWNEE COUNTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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/.  
 

 
 
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633 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...SHUNGANUNGA CREEK AT TOPEKA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 16.0 FEET, WALKWAY ALONG THE SHUNGANUNGA CREEK NEAR  
THE 21ST STREET BRIDGE FLOODS.  
AT 17.0 FEET, SHUNGA DRIVE NEAR COLLEGE AVENUE FLOODS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 6:15 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO 16.5 FEET THIS MORNING. THE  
CREEK IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS  
MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3903 9571 3906 9567 3906 9564 3903 9565  
3900 9571  
 

 
 
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