NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0105May 31, 2026
Flood Warning: Miami, KS
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood warning for Miami in Kansas, which was in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on June 2. It was the 105th river flood warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Kansas had 23 flood warnings in May 2026, against 89 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Miami
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:41 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, June 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0105
- 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 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie affecting Miami County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie. * WHEN...From this evening to Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Low-lying areas along the river begin to flood. At 31.0 feet, 347th Road or Main Street east of Highway 169 is under water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 30.3 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 28.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
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