313  
WGUS63 KTOP 152352  
FFATOP  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
652 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
KSZ035>040-054>056-058-059-161000-  
/O.EXA.KTOP.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260916T1800Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-  
COFFEY-ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OVERBROOK, ALMA, GARNETT, PAXICO, BURLINGTON,  
LAWRENCE, ESKRIDGE, MAPLE HILL, EMPORIA, MCFARLAND, COUNCIL GROVE,  
OSAGE CITY, LEBO, OTTAWA, ABILENE, HERINGTON, ALTA VISTA,  
HARVEYVILLE, TOPEKA, LYNDON, JUNCTION CITY, CARBONDALE, AND  
BURLINGAME  
652 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN CENTRAL KANSAS, DICKINSON. IN EAST CENTRAL  
KANSAS, ANDERSON, COFFEY, DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, GEARY, LYON, MORRIS,  
OSAGE, SHAWNEE AND WABAUNSEE.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ009>012-021>024-026-161000-  
/O.CON.KTOP.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260916T1800Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-  
JEFFERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARYSVILLE, PERRY, NORTONVILLE, BLUE  
RAPIDS, ST. MARYS, HOLTON, FRANKFORT, MERIDEN, LINN, SENECA,  
WAMEGO, GREENLEAF, HORTON, CLIFTON, HANOVER, WASHINGTON, MCLOUTH,  
GRANTVILLE, HIAWATHA, CLAY CENTER, OSKALOOSA, VALLEY FALLS, SABETHA,  
AND MANHATTAN  
652 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS, CLAY AND  
WASHINGTON. IN NORTHEAST KANSAS, BROWN, JACKSON, JEFFERSON,  
MARSHALL, NEMAHA, POTTAWATOMIE AND RILEY.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
JP  
 
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