Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 5 at 9:25AM CDT until June 5 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 5, 2026 - 7:25am
Expires:
June 5, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...
Vermillion Creek near Wamego affecting Pottawatomie County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Vermillion Creek near Wamego.
* WHEN...Until this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Minlor flooding occurs along Vermillion
Creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 18.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to flood stage this afternoon.
It will then fall to 7.4 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It
will rise to 7.5 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall
again and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 20.0 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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/top/.
Area Description:
Pottawatomie, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov