Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
938 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

  Mulberry Creek Near Salina affecting Saline County.

  Smoky Hill River Near Mentor affecting Saline and McPherson
  Counties.

  Smoky Hill River At Lindsborg affecting McPherson County.

  Smoky Hill River near New Cambria affecting Saline 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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 945 PM CDT.

&&

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938 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO LATE THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
  record.

* WHERE...Mulberry Creek near Salina.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to late Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Widespread agricultural flooding can be
  expected. Depending on if high flows are present on the Saline
  River this may backup water on Mulberry Creek which would cause
  the property on the KOA campground to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 3.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 26.5 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.


&&

                  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Mulberry Creek
Salina            24.0  3.5   Tue 9 am CDT 26.1  7.9   4.0


&&

LAT...LON 3894 9793 3889 9770 3891 9758 3879 9757
      3884 9787 3882 9792


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938 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
  record.

* WHERE...Smoky Hill River near Mentor.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Some low lying rural county roads begin to
  flood along with extensive field flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tomorrow morning to a crest of 24.2 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location            Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Smoky Hill River
Mentor              20.0  5.3   Tue 8 am CDT 16.4  14.5  22.2


&&

LAT...LON 3865 9766 3871 9762 3886 9763 3883 9754
      3869 9753 3860 9758


$$

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938 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 24.5 feet, The Old Mill Campgrounds are covered by 3
  to 4 feet of flood waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tomorrow morning to a crest of 25.6 feet tomorrow
    evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.


&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location            Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Smoky Hill River
Lindsborg           21.0  7.0   Tue 9 am CDT 16.9  20.2  7.2


&&

LAT...LON 3866 9792 3857 9774 3865 9766 3860 9758
      3847 9766 3851 9792


$$

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938 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
  record.

* WHERE...Smoky Hill River near New Cambria.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to late Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Niles Road south of Stimmel Road near the
  gage site begins to flood. Also expect extensive flooding of
  low-lying areas and croplands. Within the city the following roads
  become flooded, Railroad Street and Mill Street, First Street and
  Second Street and Cunningham. Dependent on high flows coming down
  from Saline River, Old Highway 40 may flood about a foot deep from
  Simpson Road to Niles Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 30.3 feet Thursday morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage late Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.


&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location            Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Smoky Hill River
New Cambria         27.0  5.6   Tue 8 am CDT 22.4  30.3  25.3


&&

LAT...LON 3889 9765 3896 9737 3883 9737 3879 9753


$$

Davis