Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 26 at 8:43PM CDT until April 30 at 4:51PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 26, 2026 - 6:43pm
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...Missouri...
Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie affecting Miami County.
Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne affecting Linn County.
Marais Des Cygnes River near Trading Post affecting Linn and
Bates Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne.
* WHEN...From Monday afternoon to Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Low lying farmland and other rural land
floods.
At 30.0 feet, Highway 152 floods 0.75 miles west of La Cygne. If
Middle Creek is also flooding Highway 152, the only route into or
out of La Cygne will be the County Road, or 4th Street, leading
north from La Cygne.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 7.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 31.4 feet early Tuesday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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/kc/.
Area Description:
Linn, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov