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WGUS43 KICT 271914
FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
214 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025

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

  Walnut River at Arkansas City affecting Cowley 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 late tonight at 215 AM CDT.

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214 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Walnut River at Arkansas City.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening to early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Considerable flooding of farmland can be
  expected. There is considerable flooding upstream along the west
  bank of the Walnut River. On the east bank, the ground slopes
  upward so that only about a 300 foot wide strip of land would be
  affected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 3.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.2
    feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood
    stage Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.


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                 Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Walnut River
Arkansas City    18.0  3.7   Wed 1 pm CDT 7.4   13.4  17.5


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LAT...LON 3713 9687 3707 9692 3700 9684 3700 9704
      3713 9705


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