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WGUS43 KICT 061249
FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
749 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024

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

  Verdigris River at Independence affecting Wilson and Montgomery
  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.

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749 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Verdigris River at Independence.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon to early Thursday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 19.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 32.2 feet Wednesday morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 30.0 feet.


&&

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

Verdigris River
Independence   30.0  19.8  Mon 7 am CDT 26.6  32.2  24.9


&&

LAT...LON 3738 9558 3713 9555 3714 9576 3739 9573


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Smith