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Flood Warning — Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS
Flood Warning
Issued
7:37 AM CDT · Fri, Jun 26 2026
Expires
8:15 PM CDT · Sat, Jun 27 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KICT

Affected Areas

Butler County, KS Cowley County, KS

Official Bulletin

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FLWICT

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

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

  Whitewater River at Towanda affecting Butler County.

  Whitewater River at Augusta affecting Butler 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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256 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Whitewater River at Towanda.

* WHEN...From Friday morning to Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Flooding over cropland becomes more
  widespread. County roads flood at Southwest 40th Street on low
  spots near the river about 2 miles downstream of gage and along
  Southwest 60th Street just west of Fulton Road near the river
  located 4 miles south of Towanda. Further downstream, 5 miles
  south of Towanda, expect flooding across Southwest 70th Street
  near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 2.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 24.5 feet tomorrow evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.

&&

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

Whitewater River
Towanda             22.0  2.4   Thu 2 pm CDT 23.7  19.7  7.4

&&

LAT...LON 3794 9698 3774 9695 3774 9707 3794 9709

$$

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256 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Whitewater River at Augusta.

* WHEN...From late Friday night to early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Flood waters begin to flow over Southwest
  70th Street just east of the river bridge located 3 miles
  northwest of Augusta and flows across Southwest 60th Street near
  the river bridge located about 4 miles northwest of town.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 4.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Saturday morning to a crest of 24.0 feet Saturday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.

&&

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

Whitewater River
Augusta             21.0  4.3   Thu 2 pm CDT 15.5  20.7  8.4

&&

LAT...LON 3774 9695 3765 9699 3765 9706 3774 9707

$$

Hensley