NWS Topeka KSFL.W 0020May 31, 2026
Flood Warning: Ottawa, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a flood warning for Ottawa in Kansas, which was in force until 7:00 a.m. local time on June 1. It was the 20th river flood warning the NWS office in Topeka 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 21.3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Ottawa
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:13 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- In force from
- 9:40 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 a.m. CDT, June 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTOP FL.W 0020
- 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 KS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Salt Creek near Ada affecting Ottawa County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Salt Creek near Ada. * WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Minor low land flooding along the Salt Creek. At 20.0 feet, 50th Road just south of the bridge over the Salt Creek floods. At 20.2 feet, Deck of 50th Road bridge over the Salt Creek floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 18.8 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening. - Flood stage is 18.0 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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