{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.dbf730e2ec2881593395b747728f2aa15387d2a4.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 3:08PM CDT until May 18 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.dbf730e2ec2881593395b747728f2aa15387d2a4.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Topeka KS"},"word_count":181,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 3:08PM CDT until May 18 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Washington, KS\n**Issued by:** NWS Topeka KS\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T15:08:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T15:08:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T19:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWTOP\n\nThe National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nNorthwestern Washington County in north central Kansas...\n\n* Until 715 PM CDT.\n\n* At 307 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain\nhave fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1\nhour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in\nthe warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban\nareas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as\nother poor drainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nWashington, Morrowville, Haddam and Hollenberg.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}