…The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas…
Cottonwood River near Emporia affecting Lyon County.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Cottonwood River near Emporia.
* WHEN…From Friday morning to early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, South bank of the Cottonwood River 1 mile
south of Emporia floods.
At 23.0 feet, North bank of the Cottonwood River begins to flood.
Lowland flooding occurs along the Cottonwood River from Plymouth
to Neosho Rapids.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 18.1 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Friday morning to a crest of 21.9 feet Saturday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning.
– Flood stage is 20.0 feet.