Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
828 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...

  Cow Creek near Hutchinson affecting Reno and Rice 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 Sunday morning at 830 AM CDT.

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828 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Cow Creek near Hutchinson.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.8 feet, The road floods at the intersection of
  56th Ave and Pennington Rd. Wilson Road takes on water between
  82nd Ave to 95th Ave.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.4 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.0
    feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    Tuesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 9.5 feet.


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              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Cow Creek
Hutchinson    9.5   10.4  Sat 8 pm CDT 11.0  10.6  9.4


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


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Christo