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River Flood Warning 19, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 29, 2026, 5:43 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2026, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2026, 12:12 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Ottawa County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Saline River (KS) at Tescott (TSCK1). The gauge peaked at 26.30 ft at May 30, 2026, 3:00 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 22 min |
| May 29, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Franklin | 28 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.