Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 12:54PM CDT until April 28 at 3:44PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 10:54am
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 2:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...
Salt Creek near Lyndon affecting Osage County.
Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading affecting Osage and Lyon
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.
* 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 12:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 21.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.6
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
tonight.
- 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: