Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Headline

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/top/.
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Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Topeka KS 223 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/top/. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Shunganunga Creek at Topeka. * WHEN...From early this morning to late this evening. * 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 2:10 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.2 feet. - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage early this morning to 13.7 feet this morning. It will then rise to 14.7 feet this morning. It will fall to 5.1 feet this evening. It will then rise to 5.2 feet late this evening. It will fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. && Fld Obs Forecasts Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Tue Wed 3am 3pm 3am Shunganunga Creek Topeka 16.0 17.2 Tue 2am 18.1 6.7 MSG && LAT...LON 3903 9571 3906 9567 3906 9564 3903 9565 3900 9571