Flood Warning Issued for Little Osage River at Fulton in Bourbon County, KS

Source: NOAA · Bourbon County, Kansas

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NOAA issued it on June 29, 2026, 8 weeks 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 affecting Bourbon County, Kansas, with moderate flooding forecast from late tonight to early Wednesday morning.

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Record type
Flood Warning
Affected area
Bourbon County, Kansas
Issued
June 29, 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 8 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Bourbon County, Kansas.

Alert Details

A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Springfield MO. The alert is effective from late tonight through early Wednesday morning.

Affected Areas

The warning covers the Little Osage River at Fulton in Bourbon County, Kansas.

What You Should Do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Expected Conditions

Moderate 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.

Timeline

The river will rise above flood stage late tonight to 25.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening to 5.9 feet early Wednesday afternoon. The warning is in effect from late tonight to early Wednesday morning, with the river forecast to remain below flood stage after that period.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Springfield MO has issued a Flood Warning for the Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County, Kansas, with moderate flooding forecast from late tonight to early Wednesday morning.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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