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Flood Warning — Kingman County, KS
Flood Warning
Issued
11:42 PM CDT · Thu, Jun 25 2026
Expires
1:00 AM CDT · Sun, Jun 28 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KICT

Affected Areas

Kingman County, KS

Official Bulletin

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WGUS43 KICT 251956 RRA
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...

  Ninnescah South Fork near Murdock affecting Kingman 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 late tonight at 300 AM CDT.

&&

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/MDKK1.1.ER.260626T0442Z.260626T1200Z.260627T1800Z.NO/
256 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ninnescah South Fork near Murdock.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs along the right
  upstream bank affecting pastureland and along left downstream bank.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 5.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 8.5 feet tomorrow morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.

&&

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

Ninnescah South Fork
Murdock                 8.0   5.3   Thu 2 pm CDT 8.3   8.0   7.0

&&

LAT...LON 3767 9802 3764 9781 3757 9771 3750 9780
      3757 9806

$$

Hensley