Flood Potential Outlook
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Probabilistic Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1259 PM CDT THU MAR 28 2024

In Table 1 below...the current (CS) and historical (HS) or normal
probabilities of exceeding minor...moderate...and major flood stages
are listed for the valid time period.

CS values indicate the probability of reaching a flood category
based on current conditions.

HS values indicate the probability of reaching a flood category
based on historical or normal conditions.

When the value of CS is more than HS...the probability of
exceeding that level is higher than normal. When the value of CS is
less than HS...the probability of exceeding that level is lower
than normal.


...Table 1--Probabilities for minor...moderate and major flooding...
                    Valid Period:  03/28/2024 - 06/26/2024

                                       :    Current and Historical
                                       :     Chances of Exceeding
                                       :       Flood Categories
                                       :      as a Percentage (%)
                      Categorical      :
                   Flood Stages (FT)   :   Minor    Moderate   Major
Location           Minor   Mod   Major :  CS   HS   CS   HS   CS   HS
--------           -----  -----  ----- : ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
:Arkansas River
Great Bend          12.0   16.0   18.0 :  <5   <5   <5   <5   <5   <5
Hutchinson           8.0   13.0   19.0 :  <5    6   <5   <5   <5   <5
Haven               10.0   11.0   12.0 :   8    8    6    6   <5    5
Derby               12.0   15.0   16.2 :  12   11   <5   <5   <5   <5
Mulvane             16.5   19.0   21.0 :  13   12   <5   <5   <5   <5
Oxford              17.0   20.0   23.0 :  19   16    9    7   <5   <5
Arkansas City       11.0   17.0   21.0 :  32   29    8    5   <5   <5
:Walnut Creek
Albert              24.0   25.0   25.7 :   7   <5    5   <5    5   <5
:Cow Creek
Lyons               18.0   22.0   24.7 :  <5    7   <5   <5   <5   <5
Hutchinson           9.5   10.5   12.5 :  37   20   23    7   <5   <5
:Little Arkansas River
Alta Mills          22.0   25.0   27.0 :  14   16   10   11   <5   <5
Halstead            25.0   27.0   29.0 :  12   12    5    7   <5   <5
Sedgwick            22.0   25.0   26.0 :   8   13   <5    6   <5   <5
:Cowskin Creek
Wichita At 119th    18.0   22.0   24.0 :  13   14   <5   <5   <5   <5
:Ninnescah South Fork
Murdock              8.0   10.0   12.0 :  18   11   <5   <5   <5   <5
:Ninnescah River
Peck                17.0   21.0   26.0 :  10   10   <5   <5   <5   <5
Belle Plaine        23.0   24.5   26.0 :   8   10   <5   <5   <5   <5
:Slate Creek
Wellington          19.0   22.0   23.5 :  46   38   26   20   10    6
:Whitewater River
Towanda             22.0   25.0   28.0 :  25   16   14   11    6   <5
Augusta             21.0   25.0   30.0 :  16   16   11   11   <5   <5
:West Branch Walnut River
El Dorado           21.0   22.0   24.0 :  19   15   18   13   16    9
:Walnut River
El Dorado           19.0   23.0   25.0 :  <5   <5   <5   <5   <5   <5
Augusta             23.0   28.0   36.0 :  16   15   <5   <5   <5   <5
Winfield            18.0   22.0   29.0 :  28   29   21   21   11   11
Arkansas City       18.0   22.0   28.0 :  18   16   <5   <5   <5   <5
:Chikaskia River
Corbin              10.0   19.0   28.0 :  28   36   <5   <5   <5   <5
:Fall River
Fredonia            17.0   27.0   36.0 :  32   38    9   12   <5   <5
:Verdigris River
Altoona             19.0   21.0   26.0 :  25   27    7    7   <5   <5
Independence        30.0   47.6   53.0 :  33   45   <5   <5   <5   <5
Coffeyville         18.0   23.0   26.5 :  20   30    7   10   <5   <5
:Cottonwood River
Florence            22.0   27.0   32.0 :  30   26    6   <5   <5   <5
Cottonwood Falls     9.0   11.0   18.0 :  36   37   24   23   <5   <5
Plymouth            32.0   34.0   37.0 :  31   32   15   11   <5   <5
:Neosho River
Iola                15.0   21.0   27.0 :  43   42   <5   11   <5   <5
Chanute             23.0   28.5   35.0 :  48   53   22   24   <5    5
Erie                29.0   32.0   36.0 :  44   52   32   39   16   20
Parsons             21.0   23.0   32.0 :  53   60   41   53   <5   <5
Oswego              17.0   20.0   25.0 :  53   57   37   42    8    9
:Salt Creek
Barnard             21.0   23.3   24.9 :   8   24    7   21   <5   <5
:Saline River
Lincoln             30.0   36.0   38.5 :  11   25   <5    9   <5   <5
:Smoky Hill River
Lindsborg           21.0   29.0   33.9 :  24   34    7    8   <5   <5
Mentor              20.0   24.0   28.0 :  19   33   17   20   <5   <5
:Mulberry Creek
Salina              24.0   26.0   27.4 :  23   36   17   33    6    8
:Smoky Hill River
New Cambria         27.0   30.0   33.1 :  26   34   20   26    9   12
Russell             18.0   20.0   38.0 :  <5    9   <5    5   <5   <5
Ellsworth           20.0   24.0   27.0 :   8   12    7    9   <5   <5
:Saline River
Russell             18.0   20.0   23.0 :   5    8   <5   <5   <5   <5

Legend
CS = Conditional Simulation (Current Outlook)
HS = Historical Simulation
FT = Feet

In Table 2 below...the 95 through 5 percent columns indicate the
probability of exceeding the listed stage levels (FT) for the valid
time period.

...Table 2--Exceedance Probabilities...

                               Chance of Exceeding Stages
                                  at Specific Locations
                          Valid Period: 03/28/2024 - 06/26/2024
Location              95%    90%    75%    50%    25%    10%     5%
--------            ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
:Arkansas River
Great Bend            0.7    0.8    1.5    3.2    5.5    7.5    9.0
Hutchinson            1.2    1.5    1.9    2.7    3.7    5.1    7.5
Haven                 2.4    3.1    3.8    4.7    6.1    9.1   11.6
Derby                 1.9    2.8    3.5    5.1    8.2   12.7   13.7
Mulvane               6.9    7.6    8.4   10.0   13.2   17.4   18.5
Oxford                8.8    9.6   10.6   12.8   15.1   19.9   21.1
Arkansas City         4.6    5.5    6.6    9.0   11.8   16.3   18.2
:Walnut Creek
Albert                3.7    3.8    6.1   10.1   13.8   21.8   25.7
:Cow Creek
Lyons                 3.9    3.9    6.9    9.8   13.6   17.0   17.8
Hutchinson            2.3    3.0    5.6    8.6   10.4   11.1   11.6
:Little Arkansas River
Alta Mills           -0.4    3.3    6.6   11.9   15.6   25.0   25.8
Halstead              6.1    7.8   10.0   14.6   17.8   26.6   27.1
Sedgwick              4.7    5.4    7.1   11.0   16.1   21.2   24.8
:Cowskin Creek
Wichita At 119th      7.1    8.9   10.9   13.2   15.3   18.8   19.5
:Ninnescah South Fork
Murdock               3.5    3.6    4.7    5.2    7.4    8.8    9.8
:Ninnescah River
Peck                  3.1    4.0    5.6    7.4   10.7   17.3   18.7
Belle Plaine         10.2   11.0   12.8   14.7   17.4   22.5   24.1
:Slate Creek
Wellington            4.0    5.8    9.0   18.4   22.3   23.6   24.2
:Whitewater River
Towanda               2.0    4.4    8.8   12.1   22.0   26.4   28.4
Augusta               4.0    5.9    8.0    9.7   14.9   25.9   30.0
:West Branch Walnut River
El Dorado             6.9    7.7    8.3   11.2   16.6   29.3   44.2
:Walnut River
El Dorado             2.6    3.2    3.9    7.3   11.9   14.1   17.3
Augusta               6.7    7.0    8.1   13.5   20.1   25.5   27.2
Winfield              2.0    3.6    6.2   10.6   19.4   30.1   31.8
Arkansas City         3.4    4.8    8.3   10.9   16.6   20.0   21.7
:Chikaskia River
Corbin                2.3    2.3    4.1    7.6   10.4   13.9   16.8
:Fall River
Fredonia              4.7    5.3    9.2   13.8   18.3   26.9   31.9
:Verdigris River
Altoona               5.2    7.5    9.2   15.5   19.1   20.4   21.4
Independence          8.0   10.3   14.9   24.1   32.9   38.6   42.2
Coffeyville           2.9    3.6    4.9    9.9   16.0   22.1   23.9
:Cottonwood River
Florence              3.4    4.1    5.7   13.6   24.1   26.6   27.1
Cottonwood Falls      1.5    2.2    3.6    6.7   10.8   13.7   14.7
Plymouth              5.3    7.7   15.6   27.4   33.5   34.3   34.6
:Neosho River
Iola                  8.4    9.0   11.4   14.2   17.5   19.1   19.6
Chanute               9.8   12.6   17.6   22.7   27.9   31.5   34.7
Erie                 15.8   16.7   22.2   27.6   34.0   37.5   41.5
Parsons              11.6   12.2   17.9   21.6   25.8   27.4   29.1
Oswego                9.5    9.9   12.4   17.7   22.5   24.7   26.1
:Salt Creek
Barnard               4.3    4.3    4.5    8.2   11.3   18.2   24.0
:Saline River
Lincoln              10.7   10.7   10.8   13.8   23.6   30.4   34.6
:Smoky Hill River
Lindsborg             6.4    6.4    7.0    8.0   19.9   27.6   29.4
Mentor                3.8    3.8    4.3    5.2   16.2   26.4   27.0
:Mulberry Creek
Salina                3.8    3.8    4.2    5.8   22.9   26.5   27.7
:Smoky Hill River
New Cambria           5.8    7.3   15.0   21.0   27.3   32.7   34.5
Russell               3.6    3.7    5.4    6.6   10.1   13.5   17.0
Ellsworth             2.8    3.0    4.0    6.0   11.5   16.3   26.1
:Saline River
Russell               4.2    4.2    5.4    6.8    9.0   15.6   18.0

In Table 3 below...the 95 through 5 percent columns indicate the
probability of falling below the listed stage levels (FT) for the
valid time period.

...Table 3--Nonexceedance Probabilities...

                            Chance of Falling Below Stages
                                 at Specific Locations
                          Valid Period: 03/28/2024 - 06/26/2024
Location              95%    90%    75%    50%    25%    10%     5%
--------            ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
:Salt Creek
Barnard               4.3    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.2    4.2    4.2
:Saline River
Lincoln              10.6   10.6   10.6   10.5   10.5   10.5   10.5
:Smoky Hill River
Lindsborg             6.4    6.4    6.4    6.3    6.3    6.3    6.3
Mentor                3.6    3.6    3.6    3.6    3.5    3.5    3.5
:Mulberry Creek
Salina                3.8    3.8    3.8    3.8    3.8    3.8    3.8
:Smoky Hill River
New Cambria           4.6    4.6    4.6    4.5    4.4    4.2    4.2
Russell               3.4    3.3    3.2    2.0    2.0    2.0    2.0
Ellsworth             1.3    1.2    1.1    1.1    1.0    0.9    0.9
:Saline River
Russell               3.3    3.2    3.2    3.2    3.2    3.2    3.2

These long-range probabilistic outlooks contain forecast values that
are calculated using multiple season scenarios from 30 or more years
of climatological data...including current conditions of the
river...soil moisture...snow cover...and 30 to 90 day long-range
outlooks of temperature and precipitation. By providing a range of
probabilities...the level of risk associated with long-range planning
decisions can be determined. These probabilistic forecasts are part
of the National Weather Service`s Advanced Hydrologic Prediction
Service.

Visit our web site weather.gov/ict for more weather and water
information.

The next outlook will be issued near the 25th of each month.

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