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WGUS43 KICT 042319
FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
619 PM CDT Wed Jun 4 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 Thursday morning at 630 AM CDT.

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619 PM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington.

* WHEN...From this evening to early tomorrow afternoon.

* 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 6:01 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 19.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.4
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just
    after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.


&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Slate Creek
Wellington     19.0  19.2  Wed 6 pm CDT 7.8   4.8   4.0


&&

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


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Kaufman