Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 7:50PM CDT until October 3 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 5:50pm
Expires:
October 2, 2026 - 9:00am
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...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading.
* WHEN...From this evening to late Friday night.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, County Road Y 5 near the gage floods, 3
miles north of Reading. At 23.0 feet, Overlow 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 Thursday the stage was 10.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening to a crest of 22.2 feet tomorrow morning. It will
then fall below flood stage early tomorrow 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