Flood Warning Issued for Bourbon County, KS
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NOAA issued it on May 30, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Springfield MO has issued a Flood Warning for the Little Osage River at Fulton in Bourbon County, with minor flooding forecast from Tuesday evening through Thursday morning.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Bourbon County, Kansas
- Issued
- May 30, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Springfield MO
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Bourbon County, Kansas.
Alert Details
Flood Warning issued by NWS Springfield MO. The alert is effective from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning.
Affected Areas
Bourbon County, KS, specifically the Little Osage River at Fulton.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. At 25.0 feet, farmland at the gage site becomes covered by flood waters, Highway 31 east of town becomes flooded, Highway 31 four miles west of Fulton has flood waters four to six feet in depth, and 225th Street near Xavier Road one mile east of Fulton is flooded. The river is expected to crest at 23.9 feet early Wednesday morning.
Timeline
Onset Tuesday evening (May 19 at 7:00 PM CDT). The river rises above flood stage Tuesday evening, crests early Wednesday morning, and falls below flood stage early Wednesday morning. Alert ends Thursday morning at 7:00 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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