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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
828 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

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Geary KS-Pottawatomie KS-Riley KS-
828 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEARY, SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND 
SOUTHERN RILEY COUNTIES...

At 826 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain in Manhattan with water 8 inches deep over the road. Between 
1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 
to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is 
already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Public reported.

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...
  Manhattan, Junction City, Ogden, Grandview Plaza, Keats and Tuttle 
  Creek Lake.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 290 and 308.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3901 9696 3905 9696 3909 9696 3920 9685
      3938 9668 3922 9647 3907 9664 3897 9676
      3899 9696

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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