Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 4 at 9:16PM CDT until June 7 at 10:25PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 4, 2026 - 7:16pm
Expires:
June 5, 2026 - 10:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Solomon River near Niles affecting Ottawa, Saline and Dickinson
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Solomon River near Niles.
* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to late Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Water begins to overflow into the low
portion of a cultivated field on the right bank, upstream,
adjacent to the gage site.
At 23.0 feet, Rural overflow begins around the community of Niles.
At 24.0 feet, Low land flooding continues along the river.
At 27.0 feet, Arrowhead Road west of Niles floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 28.1 feet early Saturday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday
morning.
- Flood stage is 24.0 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:
Dickinson, KS; Ottawa, KS; Saline, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS