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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Topeka, KS

September 30, 2026Clay County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at Sep 30, 2026, 9:42 AM CDT for Clay County, Kansas. It took effect at Oct 1, 2026, 2:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 64 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 30, 2026, 9:42 AM CDT (14:42 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 1, 2026, 2:48 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
64 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Clay County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 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 Republican River at Clay Center (CYCK1). The gauge peaked at 12.28 ft at Oct 2, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
22.5 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06856600, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 4:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Washington3 hr
Sep 30, 9:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPWashington24 hr
Sep 30, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall66 hr
Sep 30, 9:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall, Washington4 days
Sep 30, 12:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPMarshall6 hr
Sep 30, 1:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPNemaha5 hr
Sep 30, 2:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPRepublic33 hr

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.