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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
942 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...
MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER ABOVE READING AFFECTING OSAGE AND LYON
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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942 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER ABOVE READING.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
* 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 9:30 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 23.5
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
THIS EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
FLD OBS FORECASTS
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE TUE
1PM 1AM 1PM
MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER
READING 19.0 19.2 MON 9AM 23.5 12.4 4.5
LAT...LON 3856 9602 3860 9596 3853 9586 3849 9592
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