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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
739 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
KANSAS...
COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR EMPORIA AFFECTING LYON COUNTY.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS
POTTAWATOMIE CREEK NEAR GARNETT AFFECTING ANDERSON COUNTY.
NEOSHO RIVER NEAR NEOSHO RAPIDS AFFECTING LYON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
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/.
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739 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR EMPORIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, SOUTH BANK OF THE COTTONWOOD RIVER 1 MILE
SOUTH OF EMPORIA FLOODS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 AM CST SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 20.6
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
LAT...LON 3843 9635 3838 9606 3836 9606 3835 9613
3838 9635
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739 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...POTTAWATOMIE CREEK NEAR GARNETT.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 26.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE NORTH BANK AND
FLOOD CULTIVATED FIELDS NORTH OF THE CREEK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:17 AM CST SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 4.3 FEET FRIDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
FLD OBS FORECASTS
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON MON
12PM 12AM 12PM
POTTAWATOMIE CREEK
GARNETT 26.0 26.3 SUN 7AM 25.7 20.2 11.8
LAT...LON 3835 9527 3844 9512 3841 9507 3831 9525
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739 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...NEOSHO RIVER NEAR NEOSHO RAPIDS.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER FLOOD.
AT 23.0 FEET, WATER OVERTOPS ROAD 145 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
BRIDGE OVER THE NEOSHO RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:30 AM CST SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 23.1
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
FLD OBS FORECASTS
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON MON
12PM 12AM 12PM
NEOSHO RIVER
NEOSHO RAPIDS 22.0 21.9 SUN 6AM 23.1 21.4 16.5
LAT...LON 3838 9606 3842 9605 3830 9586 3826 9588
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