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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS

October 25, 2023Osage County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at Oct 25, 2023, 6:46 AM CDT for Osage County, Kansas. It took effect at Oct 25, 2023, 8:10 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 25, 2023, 6:46 AM CDT (11:46 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 25, 2023, 8:10 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 25, 2023, 5:01 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Osage County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Salt Creek (LNDK1) at Lyndon (LNDK1). The gauge peaked at 12.00 ft at Oct 25, 2023, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 5 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06911490, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Oct 25, 6:42 AM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 6:42 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 25, 5:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
504 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-261015-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
504 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Kansas, east central
Kansas, north central Kansas and northeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms will continue across the area today and tonight.
Rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour could lead to flooding,
especially across portions of east central Kansas where the heaviest
rain fell overnight.

There is a low chance for a couple of strong to severe storms this
afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, and locally
heavy rainfall are the main hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Temperatures are expected to fall near or below freezing Saturday and
Sunday mornings, supporting frost and freeze conditions. A
widespread hard freeze is forecast Monday morning as temperatures
fall into the low to mid 20s.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

&&

More detailed information can be found at:
www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 25, 4:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
454 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0425 AM     Rain             1 NW Emporia            38.41N 96.20W
10/25/2023  M5.70 inch       Lyon               KS   Broadcast Media

            At KVOE studios.

&&

Local storm report, Oct 25, 5:47 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
547 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 AM     Flash Flood      6 NW Olivet             38.54N 95.84W
10/25/2023                   Osage              KS   Law Enforcement

            County dispatch office reports water over
            Highway k170 6 miles south of Osage City.

&&

Local storm report, Oct 25, 6:17 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
617 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0614 AM     Rain             5 WNW Reading           38.55N 96.04W
10/25/2023  M7.41 inch       Lyon               KS   Public

            Storm total rainfall so far.

&&

Local storm report, Oct 25, 6:18 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
618 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0613 AM     Rain             3 E Emporia             38.40N 96.13W
10/25/2023  M5.91 inch       Lyon               KS   Public

            Storm total so far.

&&

Local storm report, Oct 25, 6:19 AM CDT, 27 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Topeka KS
619 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0613 AM     Rain             5 W Emporia             38.41N 96.27W
10/25/2023  M5.46 inch       Lyon               KS   Public

            Storm total so far.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 24, 11:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Lyon	3 hr
Oct 25, 12:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Lyon	3 hr
Oct 25, 12:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Coffey, Lyon, Osage	3 hr
Oct 25, 1:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	4 hr
Oct 25, 2:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage	4 hr
Oct 25, 3:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Franklin, Osage	3 hr
Oct 25, 5:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	4 hr
Oct 25, 5:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	4 hr
Oct 25, 6:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey, Franklin, Osage	4 hr
Oct 25, 9:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	6 hr
Oct 25, 10:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin, Osage	11 hr
Oct 25, 3:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2023 Every river flood warning in 2023

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.