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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
213 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 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 late tonight at 215 AM CDT.

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213 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE SUNDAY 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of 
  record.

* WHERE...Cow Creek near Hutchinson.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Sunday 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 1:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.6 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight to a crest of 10.9 feet Friday morning. It will
    then fall below flood stage late Saturday evening.
  - Flood stage is 9.5 feet.


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

Cow Creek
Hutchinson    9.5   7.6   Wed 1 pm CDT 10.3  10.9  10.4         


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


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