| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Ottawa, KS |
| Effective | 7/24/2026, 4:23:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/24/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT |
Flood Warning issued July 24 at 4:23AM CDT until July 25 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
…The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Kansas…
Salt Creek near Ada affecting Ottawa County.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Salt Creek near Ada.
* WHEN…From early this morning to late tonight.
* IMPACTS…At 18.0 feet, Minor low land flooding along the Salt
Creek. At 20.0 feet, 50th Road just south of the bridge over the
Salt Creek floods. At 20.2 feet, Deck of 50th Road bridge over the
Salt Creek floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 3:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 18.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise to 18.3 feet this morning. It will
then fall below flood stage this afternoon to 11.2 feet tomorrow
evening. It will rise to 11.4 feet early Sunday afternoon. It
will then fall again and remain below flood stage.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
Instructions
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/.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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