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WGUS43 KICT 070728
FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
228 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Verdigris River at Altoona affecting Wilson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don`t
drown.

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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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228 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TOMORROW
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Verdigris River at Altoona.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Expect flooding of agricultural fields and
  gravel road near the river bridge off of Highway 47.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 19.4 feet this evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage late this evening.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.


&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Verdigris River
Altoona        19.0  13.5  Tue 1 am CDT 18.9  12.1  11.2


&&

LAT...LON 3773 9584 3755 9557 3739 9558 3739 9573
      3750 9571 3766 9594


$$

McGuire