River Flood Warning 21, NWS Topeka, KS

Issued

Jun 17, 2025, 9:46 AM CDT (14:46 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 18, 2025, 4:39 PM CDT

Expired

Jun 20, 2025, 7:41 PM CDT

In force

51 hr

Issued by

NWS Topeka, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Ottawa County, KS, Saline County, KS

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Saline River (KS) at Tescott (TSCK1). The gauge peaked at 6.85 ft at Jun 19, 2025, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage

20 ft

Minor stage

25 ft

Moderate stage

29 ft

Major stage

32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06869500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

592 
WGUS43 KTOP 171446
FLWTOP

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
Issued by National Weather Service Wichita KS
946 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

  Saline River at Tescott affecting Saline and Ottawa Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

KSC143-169-180600-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FL.W.0021.250618T2139Z-250621T0041Z/
/TSCK1.1.ER.250618T2139Z.250619T0000Z.250620T1240Z.NR/
946 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of 
  record.

* WHERE...Saline River at Tescott.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Low lying areas near the river flood.
  At 28.5 feet, 30th Road bridge over the Saline River floods.
  At 29.0 feet, Southern parts of the city of Tescott are affected 
  by flood waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage tomorrow
    afternoon to 28.2 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall
    below flood stage Thursday morning to 22.2 feet early
    Thursday afternoon. It will rise above flood stage again
    early Friday morning to 25.1 feet Friday morning. It will
    then fall below flood stage again Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 3903 9793 3901 9784 3896 9770 3896 9780
      3899 9793


$$

Davis

690 
WGUS83 KTOP 180125
FLSTOP

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
Issued by National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
825 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

  Lyon Creek near Junction City affecting Geary County.

  Saline River at Tescott affecting Saline and Ottawa Counties.

KSC061-180230-
/O.CAN.KTOP.FL.W.0020.250618T1624Z-250618T0125Z/
/JNCK1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
825 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Lyon Creek near Junction City.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 6.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.1
    feet early tomorrow afternoon.


&&

                Fld   Obs             Forecasts                
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Wed   Wed   Thu          
                                      1am   1pm   1am          
Lyon Creek
Junction City   21.0  6.1   Tue 7pm   6.3   10.1  8.4          


&&

LAT...LON 3897 9686 3897 9682 3887 9690 3887 9693
      3892 9692


$$

KSC143-169-180230-
/O.CAN.KTOP.FL.W.0021.250618T2139Z-250618T0125Z/
/TSCK1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
825 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Saline River at Tescott.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.6
    feet Friday evening.


&&

                Fld   Obs             Forecasts                
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Wed   Wed   Thu          
                                      1am   1pm   1am          
Saline River
Tescott         25.0  5.2   Tue 7pm   5.2   5.4   5.6          


&&

LAT...LON 3903 9793 3901 9784 3896 9770 3896 9780
      3899 9793


$$

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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.