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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
815 AM 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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815 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Cottonwood River near Emporia.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.

* 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 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 23.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late tonight and continue falling to 3.8 feet Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


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                Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Tue   Wed   Wed
                                      1pm   1am   1pm
Cottonwood River
Emporia         20.0  23.1  Tue 7am   22.7  21.1  17.8


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


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