NWS Topeka KSFL.W 0068October 2, 2026
Flood Warning: Lyon, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flood warning for Lyon in Kansas, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on October 3. It was the 68th river flood warning the NWS office in Topeka issued in 2026. Kansas had 43 flood warnings in October 2026, against 14 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 23.7 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Lyon
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:44 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- In force from
- 5:17 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTOP FL.W 0068
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Neosho River near Emporia affecting Lyon County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neosho River near Emporia. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs along the river upstream to Dunlap and downstream to Neosho Rapids. At 19.5 feet, Prairie Street, north of the bridge, floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 19.3 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
What the agency told people to do
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/.
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