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WGUS43 KICT 220453
FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1153 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

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

  Smoky Hill River At Lindsborg affecting McPherson County.

  Smoky Hill River Near Mentor affecting Saline and McPherson
  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 Tuesday afternoon at noon CDT.

&&

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/LNSK1.1.ER.250722T1108Z.250722T1800Z.250723T0423Z.NO/
1153 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to late Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 24.5 feet, The Old Mill Campgrounds are covered by 3
  to 4 feet of flood waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 9.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 23.5 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.


&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location            Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Smoky Hill River
Lindsborg           21.0  9.0   Mon 11 pm CD 20.3  7.5   6.7


&&

LAT...LON 3866 9792 3857 9774 3865 9766 3860 9758
      3847 9766 3851 9792


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/O.NEW.KICT.FL.W.0070.250723T0624Z-250724T0600Z/
/MTRK1.1.ER.250723T0624Z.250723T1200Z.250723T1800Z.NO/
1153 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Smoky Hill River near Mentor.

* WHEN...From late Tuesday night to early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, The lower portions of ball fields and bike
  trail at Burke Park in Salina floods along with soccer fields near
  the river south of Magnolia Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 4.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Wednesday morning to a crest of 21.4 feet Wednesday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location            Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Smoky Hill River
Mentor              20.0  4.2   Mon 10 pm CD 19.9  11.1  4.1


&&

LAT...LON 3865 9766 3871 9762 3886 9763 3883 9754
      3869 9753 3860 9758


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Jakub