Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 2 at 8:21AM CDT until October 3 at 4:47AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 2, 2026 - 6:21am
Expires:
October 2, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Salt Creek near Lyndon affecting Osage County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...
Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading affecting Osage and Lyon
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* 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, Overlow on the right bank is in several
swift channels over Road Y 5, 3 miles north of Reading.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 23.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.3 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