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Location: Emporia, KS
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River Flood Warning
Issued: 12:56 PM Jun. 7, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Cottonwood River near Emporia.

* WHEN...Until Monday evening.

* 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.
At 24.0 feet, Highway K 99 on the south bank floods.
At 25.5 feet, Highway K 99 on the north bank begins to flood.
At 26.5 feet, Water reaches low steel of Old K 99 bridge over the
Cottonwood River.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 24.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.5
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


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Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Sat   Sun   Sun
1pm   1am   1pm
Cottonwood River
Emporia         20.0  24.5  Sat 7am   25.5  23.8  21.4


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River Flood Warning
Issued: 12:56 PM Jun. 7, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Neosho River near Neosho Rapids.

* WHEN...Until late Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Low lying areas along the river flood.
At 23.0 feet, Water overtops Road 145 on the west side of the
bridge over the Neosho River.
At 26.0 feet, Water covers large areas over both banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 25.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 13.2 feet early
Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.


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Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Sat   Sun   Sun
1pm   1am   1pm
Neosho River
Neosho Rapids   22.0  25.3  Sat 7am   25.2  24.2  22.3


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