Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 7:11AM CDT until April 28 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 5:11am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...
Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading affecting Osage and Lyon
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading.
* WHEN...From this morning to late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Low lying areas along the river flood.
At 21.0 feet, County Road Y 5 near the gage floods, 3 miles north
of Reading.
At 23.0 feet, Overlow on the right bank is in several swift
channels over Road Y 5, 3 miles north of Reading.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 13.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this morning to a crest of 23.3 feet this afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage this evening.
- Flood stage is 19.0 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:
Lyon, KS; Osage, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: