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River Flood Warning 30, NWS Topeka, KS

June 25, 2021Franklin County, Osage County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 25, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT for Franklin County, Osage County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 26, 2021, 3:15 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 26, 2021, 3:15 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 26, 2021, 9:58 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Franklin County, KS, Osage County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The river

Written for the forecast point Marais Des Cygnes River near Quenemo (QNMK1).

Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
24.5 ft
Major stage
40.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

104 
WGUS43 KTOP 260230
FLWTOP

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
930 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Marais Des Cygnes River near Quenemo affecting Osage and Franklin 
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

This product along with additional weather and stream information is 
available at www.weather.gov/top/.


KSC059-139-261730-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FL.W.0030.210626T0815Z-210627T1731Z/
/QNMK1.1.ER.210626T0815Z.210626T1200Z.210626T2330Z.NO/
930 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Marais Des Cygnes River near Quenemo.
* From late tonight to early Sunday afternoon.
* There is no current observed data.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late 
  tonight to a crest of 22.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then 
  fall below flood stage tomorrow evening.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet, Lowland areas along the river flood.


&&

LAT...LON 3855 9556 3860 9553 3859 9548 3853 9552

$$
1 follow-up statement
622 
WGUS83 KTOP 261458
FLSTOP

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
958 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Kansas...

  Marais Des Cygnes River near Quenemo affecting Osage and Franklin 
  Counties.

KSC059-139-261600-
/O.CAN.KTOP.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210626T1458Z/
/QNMK1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
958 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Marais Des Cygnes River near Quenemo 
has been cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Marais Des Cygnes River near Quenemo.
* At 9:55 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.5 feet 
  this afternoon.


&&

LAT...LON 3855 9556 3860 9553 3859 9548 3853 9552

$$

JP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha26 min
Jun 25, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson32 min
Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson30 min
Jun 25, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson, Morris29 min
Jun 25, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington28 min
Jun 25, 9:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPFranklin22 hr
Jun 25, 9:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPAnderson22 hr
Jun 25, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson35 min
Jun 25, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson36 min
Jun 25, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud33 min
Jun 25, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris36 min
Jun 25, 10:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage21 hr
Jun 25, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud, Ottawa28 min
Jun 25, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa34 min
Jun 26, 2:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPBrown, Nemaha115 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.