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WGUS83 KICT 290116
FLSICT

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
816 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

  Slate Creek At Wellington affecting Cowley and Sumner Counties.

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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 830 AM CDT.

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816 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flood waters cover several low lying spots
  along Seneca Road between 40th and 60th Street just southeast of
  Wellington. Woods Park within the city floods. Slate Creek comes
  to roadway`s edge at mile marker 15 on the the Kansas Turnpike.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:01 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.4
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.


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               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Slate Creek
Wellington     19.0  21.3  Thu 8 pm CDT 15.6  9.6   9.0


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LAT...LON 3747 9764 3718 9712 3708 9719 3735 9771


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Jakub