Flash Flood Warning issued June 9 at 12:22AM CDT until June 9 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

FFWTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Shawnee County in east central Kansas…
East Central Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas…
Southwestern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas…
Southwestern Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas…

* Until 430 AM CDT.

* At 1222 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Topeka, Rossville, Alma, Eskridge, Tecumseh, Richland, Dover,
Silver Lake, Auburn, Delia, Pauline, Keene, Berryton and
Grantville.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 70 between mile markers 350 and 355.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 166 and 188.
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.