Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 16 at 5:59AM CDT until September 17 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 16, 2026 - 3:59am
Expires:
September 16, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Kansas...
Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading affecting Lyon and Osage
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading.
* WHEN...From this morning to Thursday morning.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this morning to a crest of 20.5 feet this afternoon. It will then
fall below flood stage late this afternoon.
- 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