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Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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Service Change Notice
National Weather Service Topeka, KS
835 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

To:      Subscribers:
         -NOAA Weather Wire Service
         -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
         -NOAAPort
         -Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees

From:    Kris Craven
         Meteorologist in Charge
         WFO Topeka, KS

Subject: Changes to flood stage categories for the Shunganunga Creek
         at Topeka, KS.

Beginning on Tuesday, June 2, 2025, all flood stage categories for
the Shunganunga Creek at Topeka, KS at 21st Street, TSHK1, will be
lowered. Recent review of past floods indicated that flooding
occurred at lower stages than the existing flood categories. In
order to represent the flood impacts more accurately along the
Shunganunga Creek, the flood categories will be lowered. These
changes have been coordinated with the USGS and Shawnee County
Emergency Management.

                                Previous      New
Action/Flood Issuance Stage       19.0        11.0
Minor Flood Stage                 24.0        16.0
Moderate Flood Stage              28.0        17.0
Major Flood Stage                 35.0        22.0

If you have additional questions or comments on this change in
service, please contact:

Scott Watson
Service Hydrologist
scott.watson@noaa.gov

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