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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
304 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026  
 
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304 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KANSAS, EAST CENTRAL  
KANSAS, NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THIS RAIN  
MAY BE HEAVY AND LEAD TO FLOODING, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS NORTH-CENTRAL  
KS.  
 
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD ALSO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
ROUNDS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD  
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER  
AMOUNTS OF AROUND 6 INCHES COULD LEAD TO FLOODING, PARTICULARLY  
TOWARDS NORTH CENTRAL KS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
.SPOTTER MESSAGE  
 
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF HAIL, DAMAGING  
WIND, TORNADOES AND FLOODING.  
 

 
 
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT:  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/TOP/DSSPACKET.PDF  
 

 
 
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304 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
ROUNDS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. SOME OF THIS RAIN  
COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.  
 
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD ALSO OCCUR, MAINLY WEST OF  
HIGHWAY 75. GUSTY WINDS AND A BRIEF TORNADO ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
ROUNDS OF RAIN THAT BEGIN THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE  
THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE  
EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.  
 
.SPOTTER MESSAGE  
 
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF HAIL, DAMAGING  
WIND, TORNADOES AND FLOODING.  
 

 
 
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT:  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/TOP/DSSPACKET.PDF  
 

 
 
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