⚠️ Flood Warning – Cherokee, KS; Labette, KS – Sunday, June 14, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 14 at 2:14AM CDT until June 16 at 11:26AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

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

Neosho River near Parsons affecting Labette and Neosho Counties.

Neosho River at Oswego affecting Labette and Cherokee Counties.

* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Neosho River at Oswego.

* WHEN…From this afternoon to late Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 21.0 feet, Xavier Road leading north from the river
gage bridge floods in that immediate vicinity. Also 13000 Road
along the north side of the river bank floods. West of the town of
Faulkner, homes along 120th Street between Star Road and Clem Road
begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 2:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.45 feet and rising.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 20.4 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
– Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

Instructions

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don’t
drown.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 400 PM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.