⚠️ Flood Warning – Bourbon, KS – Thursday, June 25, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 25 at 8:40PM CDT until June 27 at 2:39AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

…The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas…

Marmaton River at Fort Scott affecting Bourbon County.

For the Marmaton River…including Fort Scott…Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Marmaton River at Fort Scott.

* WHEN…From Friday evening to early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 38.0 feet, minor flooding begins along Mill Creek
north of town due to backwater effects of the Marmaton River.
Flood waters also spill across the field by the Red Barn
Restaurant, on the north side of town, at the new Highway 69
Bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.1 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 38.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage to
a crest of 38.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall
below flood stage tomorrow evening.
– Flood stage is 38.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1000 AM CDT.

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