Kansas Flood Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 18:04

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 8:04PM CDT until April 28 at 1:54PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 6:04pm
Expires: 
April 28, 2026 - 10:00am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading affecting Lyon and Osage Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Kansas... Mill Creek Near Paxico affecting Wabaunsee County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading. * WHEN...Until early 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, Overflow on the right bank is in several swift channels over Road Y 5, 3 miles north of Reading. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 21.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 2.6 feet Saturday 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
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov