Kansas Flood Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 07:42

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 9:42AM CDT until April 28 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 7:42am
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading affecting Osage and Lyon Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading. * WHEN...Until 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 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 19.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.5 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late 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