Kansas Severe Flood Warning | Effective 06/26/2026 18:49

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued June 26 at 8:49PM CDT until June 27 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 26, 2026 - 6:49pm
Expires: 
June 27, 2026 - 10:00am
Description: 
...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. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cottonwood River near Emporia. * WHEN...From Saturday morning to tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, South bank of the Cottonwood River 1 mile south of Emporia floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 18.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0 feet tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
Instruction: 
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/.
Area Description: 
Lyon, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS