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Flood Warning — Cowley County, KS, Sumner County, KS
Flood Warning
Issued
7:00 PM CDT · Thu, Jun 25 2026
Expires
9:08 AM CDT · Sat, Jun 27 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KICT

Affected Areas

Cowley County, KS Sumner County, KS

Official Bulletin

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WGUS43 KICT 251959
FLWICT

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

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration 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.

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 late tonight at 300 AM CDT.

&&

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/WELK1.2.ER.260626T0000Z.260626T1200Z.260627T0208Z.NO/
259 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington.

* WHEN...From this evening to late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 23.5 feet, Expect extensive cropland and field
  flooding along the creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 22.0 feet tomorrow morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.

&&

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

Slate Creek
Wellington     19.0  16.8  Thu 2 pm CDT 21.6  9.6   6.5

&&

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

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Hensley