Flood Warning Issued for Ottawa County, KS
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NOAA issued it on May 28, 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 Topeka has issued a Flood Warning for Salt Creek near Ada in Ottawa County until 7:42 PM CDT Monday.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Ottawa County, Kansas
- Issued
- May 28, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Topeka KS
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 Ottawa County, Kansas.
Alert Details
Flood Warning issued by NWS Topeka KS. Effective from May 18, 2026 at 4:47 AM CDT until May 18 at 7:42 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
Ottawa County, Kansas. Salt Creek near Ada.
What You Should Do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. 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. Current stage at 3:45 AM CDT was 16.3 feet.
Timeline
River expected to rise above flood stage this morning to a crest of 18.5 feet this morning, then fall below flood stage this morning. Alert in effect until this evening.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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