Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
155 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

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

  Cow Creek near Hutchinson affecting Rice and Reno 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 late tonight at 200 AM CDT.

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155 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cow Creek near Hutchinson.

* WHEN...From Sunday evening to Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, The low water crossing on Wilson Rd
  between 69th Ave to 82nd Ave floods. Expect water depth near 4
  inches to a width of 5 feet.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 3.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow evening to a crest of 10.1 feet Monday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage Monday evening.
  - Flood stage is 9.5 feet.


&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Cow Creek
Hutchinson    9.5   3.5   Sat 1 pm CDT 8.5   10.0  6.8


&&

LAT...LON 3827 9805 3806 9777 3796 9786 3820 9816


$$

Davis