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WGUS43 KICT 040546
FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1246 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

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

  Salt Creek At Barnard affecting Lincoln 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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 100 PM CDT.

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1246 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO TOMORROW
MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Salt Creek at Barnard.

* WHEN...From early this morning to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Expect flooding of agricultural fields to
  an extent of 3/4 of a mile coverage. Flood waters cover Highway
  284 east of the creek bridge to around 260th Road, expect road
  closure. Numerous roads along and near the Salt Creek flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - There is no current observed data.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.0
    feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.


&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Salt Creek
Barnard       21.0  MSG   unknown      14.2  11.7  11.4


&&

LAT...LON 3922 9802 3919 9793 3912 9793 3917 9808
      3922 9811


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