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Flood Warning — Wilson County, KS
Flood Warning
Issued
4:00 PM CDT · Fri, Jun 26 2026
Expires
10:00 AM CDT · Sat, Jun 27 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KICT

Affected Areas

Wilson County, KS

Official Bulletin

075
WGUS43 KICT 251318
FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
818 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

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

  Fall River at Fredonia affecting Wilson County.

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.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 830 PM CDT.

&&

KSC205-260130-
/O.NEW.KICT.FL.W.0047.260626T2100Z-260627T1500Z/
/FRNK1.1.ER.260626T2100Z.260627T0000Z.260627T0300Z.NO/
818 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Fall River at Fredonia.

* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Flood waters backup into residential yards
  located 1 mile south of Fredonia near the gage site off of Highway
  96. Expect bank overflows on both banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 18.2 feet tomorrow evening.
    It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Fall River
Fredonia      17.0  6.5   Thu 7 am CDT 11.7  11.8  6.7

&&

LAT...LON 3764 9598 3750 9573 3738 9565 3739 9576
      3759 9604

$$

Hensley