Kansas Severe Flood Warning | Effective 06/21/2026 05:02

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued June 21 at 7:02AM CDT until June 22 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 21, 2026 - 5:02am
Expires: 
June 21, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Wakarusa River at Wakarusa affecting Shawnee County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wakarusa River at Wakarusa. * WHEN...From this morning to just after midnight tonight. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs along the Wakarusa River. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:15 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 16.2 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Instruction: 
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/.
Area Description: 
Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS