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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
657 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
KANSAS...
COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR EMPORIA AFFECTING LYON COUNTY.
NEOSHO RIVER NEAR NEOSHO RAPIDS AFFECTING LYON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TOP/.
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657 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR EMPORIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:30 PM CST SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.2 FEET
FRIDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
LAT...LON 3843 9635 3838 9606 3836 9606 3835 9613
3838 9635
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657 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...NEOSHO RIVER NEAR NEOSHO RAPIDS.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* 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 PM CST SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 7.6 FEET FRIDAY
EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
FLD OBS FORECASTS
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON MON TUE
12AM 12PM 12AM
NEOSHO RIVER
NEOSHO RAPIDS 22.0 22.5 SUN 6PM 22.4 21.0 18.6
LAT...LON 3838 9606 3842 9605 3830 9586 3826 9588
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