Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1138 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...
Slate Creek At Wellington affecting Sumner and Cowley Counties.
Little Arkansas River At Alta Mills affecting Harvey and Reno
Counties.
Cottonwood River near Florence affecting Marion County.
Whitewater River at Towanda affecting Butler County.
Little Arkansas River Near Halstead affecting Harvey County.
Whitewater River at Augusta affecting Cowley and Butler 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 this evening at 1145 PM CDT.
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1138 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO TOMORROW
EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Flood waters begin to over flow the banks.
Minor low land flooding can be expected along the creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:16 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 19.4 feet tomorrow morning. It
will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Slate Creek
Wellington 19.0 10.6 Tue 11 am CD 17.2 8.4 6.1
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LAT...LON 3747 9764 3718 9712 3708 9719 3735 9771
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1138 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Arkansas River at Alta Mills.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, About a 500 ft wide overflow may be
expected across Highway 50, located about 6 miles south of the
gage site around River Park Road. Directly south of the gage
expect the low lying area to be inundated for a few miles. North
of the gage, overflow may be about half mile wide. Expect fields
and cropland to be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 4.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 24.9 feet early Thursday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Little Arkansas River
Alta Mills 22.0 4.6 Tue 11 am CD 23.9 24.9 22.0
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LAT...LON 3816 9770 3816 9754 3809 9754 3806 9770
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1138 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cottonwood River near Florence.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Outside the levee system in southeast
Florence, flood waters flow across Park Ave Road and reach the
foundation of a residential home. Northwest of Florence, the
bridge on 140th Road and 1/2 mile west of Highway 77 floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 3.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 23.9 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
morning.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Cottonwood River
Florence 22.0 3.7 Tue 11 am CD 22.7 17.1 3.9
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LAT...LON 3838 9698 3832 9689 3838 9676 3824 9667
3816 9689 3830 9711
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1138 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Whitewater River at Towanda.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Flooding over cropland becomes more
widespread. County roads flood at Southwest 40th Street on low
spots near the river about 2 miles downstream of gage and along
Southwest 60th Street just west of Fulton Road near the river
located 4 miles south of Towanda. Further downstream, 5 miles
south of Towanda, expect flooding across Southwest 70th Street
near the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 2.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 24.2 feet early Thursday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Whitewater River
Towanda 22.0 2.9 Tue 10 am CD 18.3 21.9 8.3
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LAT...LON 3794 9698 3774 9695 3774 9707 3794 9709
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1138 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Little Arkansas River near Halstead.
* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to early Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Riverside Park floods north of the river.
Flood waters may begin to encroach on K89 just north of the river
bridge along with a trailer park and a few residences north of
Halstead. Expect field flooding on both sides of Halstead Road
north of the flood gates. More field flooding occurs north of
Highway 50 on the east bank of the river. Just southeast of the
city, SW 48th St becomes impassable from Hertzler Rd to Essex
Heights.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 8.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 26.1 feet early Friday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Little Arkansas River
Halstead 25.0 8.6 Tue 10 am CD 21.9 26.0 26.0
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LAT...LON 3809 9753 3800 9740 3792 9754 3806 9770
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1138 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Whitewater River at Augusta.
* WHEN...From late Wednesday night to early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Flooding of low lying areas can be
expected, especially rural roads west of town approximately 1 mile.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Thursday morning to a crest of 21.7 feet early Thursday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Whitewater River
Augusta 21.0 5.0 Tue 11 am CD 14.1 21.7 12.1
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LAT...LON 3774 9695 3765 9699 3765 9706 3774 9707
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