⚠️ Flood Warning – Lyon, KS – Friday, June 26, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 26 at 8:49PM CDT until June 27 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

…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.

Instructions

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

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