Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 7 at 7:56AM CDT until June 9 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 7, 2025 - 5:56am
Expires:
June 7, 2025 - 9:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...
Cottonwood River near Emporia affecting Lyon County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Cottonwood River near Emporia.
* WHEN...Until Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, South bank of the Cottonwood River 1 mile
south of Emporia floods.
At 23.0 feet, North bank of the Cottonwood River begins to flood.
Lowland flooding occurs along the Cottonwood River from Plymouth
to Neosho Rapids.
At 24.0 feet, Highway K 99 on the south bank floods.
At 25.5 feet, Highway K 99 on the north bank begins to flood.
At 26.5 feet, Water reaches low steel of Old K 99 bridge over the
Cottonwood River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 24.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.5
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/top/.
Area Description:
Lyon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS