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FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
207 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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

  Slate Creek At Wellington affecting Sumner and Cowley 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 215 AM CDT.

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207 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington.

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

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Flood waters begin to over flow the banks.
  Minor low land flooding can be expected along the creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:46 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 18.4 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 19.1 feet this evening. It will
    then fall below flood stage later this evening.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.


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

Slate Creek
Wellington     19.0  18.4  Thu 1 pm CDT 9.8   6.8   4.4


&&

LAT...LON 3747 9764 3718 9712 3708 9719 3735 9771


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Christo