The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas. Cottonwood River near Florence affecting Marion County. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Cottonwood River near Florence. * WHEN. From Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS. At 22.0 feet, minor flooding of the left bank and roads along the north bank will begin. At 24.0 feet, Outside the levee system in southeast Florence, flood waters flow across Park Ave Road and reach the foundation of a residential home. Northwest of Florence, the bridge on 140th Road and 1/2 mile west of Highway 77 floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 7:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 5.7 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 23.6 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
