Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 6 at 5:45PM CST until March 7 at 7:00AM CST by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 6, 2026 - 3:45pm
Expires:
March 7, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett affecting Anderson County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Flood waters overflow the north bank and
flood cultivated fields north of the creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:31 PM CST Friday the stage was 26.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 26.4 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early
Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/top/.
Area Description:
Anderson, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov