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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Topeka KS

1201 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood 

Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...



  Vermillion Creek near Wamego affecting Pottawatomie County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 

cars through flooded areas.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 

enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 

Weather Service when you can do so safely.



This product along with additional weather and stream information is 

available at www.weather.gov/top/.



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1201 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO THIS 

AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Vermillion Creek near Wamego.



* WHEN...From early this morning to this afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs along Vermillion 

  Creek.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 11:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.9 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    early this morning to a crest of 20.7 feet this morning. It

    will then fall below flood stage this morning.

  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.





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LAT...LON 3940 9619 3940 9616 3933 9620 3933 9624





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