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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
Issued by National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
751 AM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Cottonwood River near Emporia affecting Lyon County.

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Neosho River Near Neosho Rapids 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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751 AM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cottonwood River near Emporia.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning to late Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, South bank of the Cottonwood River 1 mile
  south of Emporia floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 20.4 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


&&

                Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Wed   Thu   Thu
                                      1pm   1am   1pm
Cottonwood River
Emporia         20.0  15.2  Wed 7am   17.4  18.8  20.4


&&

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


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751 AM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Neosho River near Neosho Rapids.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Low lying areas along the river flood.
  At 23.0 feet, Water overtops Road 145 on the west side of the
  bridge over the Neosho River.
  At 26.0 feet, Water covers large areas over both banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 18.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 24.1 feet early Friday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.


&&

                Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Wed   Thu   Thu
                                      1pm   1am   1pm
Neosho River
Neosho Rapids   22.0  18.3  Wed 7am   20.3  22.9  24.0


&&

LAT...LON 3838 9606 3842 9605 3830 9586 3826 9588


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