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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
813 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...

  Cottonwood River near Emporia affecting Lyon County.

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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813 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cottonwood River near Emporia.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday 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 7:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 22.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late tomorrow morning and continue falling to 4.5 feet Sunday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


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                Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Wed   Wed   Thu
                                      1am   1pm   1am
Cottonwood River
Emporia         20.0  22.5  Tue 7pm   21.9  19.2  15.0


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LAT...LON 3843 9635 3838 9606 3836 9606 3835 9613
      3838 9635


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