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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
756 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...

  Cottonwood River near Emporia affecting Lyon County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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/.

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756 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...

* 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.


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                Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Sat   Sun   Sun
                                      1pm   1am   1pm
Cottonwood River
Emporia         20.0  24.5  Sat 7am   25.5  23.8  21.4


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LAT...LON 3843 9635 3838 9606 3836 9606 3835 9613
      3838 9635


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