Severe · Flood WarningActive alert
Flood Warning issued October 2 at 3:21AM CDT until October 3 at
Affecting Lyon, KS; Osage, KS
In effect until: Oct 2, 2026, 11:30 PM
Lyon, KS; Osage, KS
Confirmed across 2 counties in KS; expires 11:30 PM.
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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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas... Salt Creek near Lyndon affecting Osage County. Mill Creek Near Paxico affecting Wabaunsee County. Vermillion Creek near Wamego affecting Pottawatomie County. Big Blue River near Blue Rapids affecting Marshall County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Rock Creek near Louisville affecting Pottawatomie County. Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading affecting Lyon and Osage Counties. Black Vermillion River near Frankfort affecting Marshall County. Little Blue River near Barnes affecting Washington and Marshall Counties. Solomon River near Glasco affecting Cloud County. * 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 3:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 22.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this afternoon and continue falling to 2.6 feet early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™