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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1251 PM CDT WED SEP 16 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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1251 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER ABOVE READING.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 19.0 FEET, LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:45 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 19.5 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
FLD OBS FORECASTS
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED WED THU
1PM 7PM 1AM
MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER
READING 19.0 19.1 WED 12PM 19.5 15.5 11.4
LAT...LON 3856 9602 3860 9596 3853 9586 3849 9592
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