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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
821 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...
SALT CREEK NEAR LYNDON AFFECTING OSAGE COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED 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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821 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...SALT CREEK NEAR LYNDON.
* WHEN...UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, MINOR LOW LAND FLOODING BEGINS IN FARM
FIELD JUST WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 75 BRIDGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:01 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
FLD OBS FORECASTS
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI FRI SAT
1PM 7PM 1AM
SALT CREEK IN OSAGE COUNTY
LYNDON 10.0 10.4 FRI 8AM 8.0 4.5 2.2
LAT...LON 3862 9573 3862 9551 3858 9551 3858 9573
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821 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE 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. 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 8:00 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 23.3 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
FLD OBS FORECASTS
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI FRI SAT
1PM 7PM 1AM
MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER
READING 19.0 23.2 FRI 8AM 23.3 16.5 8.8
LAT...LON 3856 9602 3860 9596 3853 9586 3849 9592
SAW
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