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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
506 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in 
Kansas...

  Big Blue River near Blue Rapids affecting Marshall County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

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

This product along with additional weather and stream information is 
available at www.weather.gov/top/.

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506 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Blue River near Blue Rapids.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs from 
  Marysville to Tuttle Creek Lake.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 29.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.6
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.


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                Fld   Obs             Forecasts                
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Tue   Wed   Wed          
                                      7pm   7am   7pm          
Big Blue River
Blue Rapids     26.0  29.4  Tue 4pm   29.6  26.5  23.3         


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LAT...LON 3971 9666 3968 9658 3957 9655 3957 9659
      3968 9669


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Flanagan