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Flood Warning — Sedgwick County, KS
Flood Warning
Issued
7:00 AM CDT · Fri, Jun 26 2026
Expires
8:18 AM CDT · Sat, Jun 27 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KICT

Affected Areas

Sedgwick County, KS

Official Bulletin

520
WGUS43 KICT 260909
FLWICT

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
409 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026

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

  Cowskin Creek At Wichita At 119th Street affecting Sedgwick
  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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 415 PM CDT.

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/COWK1.1.ER.260626T1200Z.260626T1800Z.260627T0117Z.NO/
409 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cowskin Creek at Wichita At 119th Street.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Flood waters backup into residential yards
  southeast of river gage site along Lost Creek Circle and southeast
  of Central and Karren Streets. Flood waters begin to creep over
  13th street in the low water spot about a half mile west of 119th
  Street. Expect typical flooding of low water crossings and low
  cropland areas as well as fields near the creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 17.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this morning to a crest of 19.0 feet this afternoon. It will
    then fall below flood stage this evening.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.

&&

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

Cowskin Creek
Wichita At 119th Street    18.0  17.2  Fri 3 am CDT 15.4  8.5   7.5

&&

LAT...LON 3784 9753 3760 9737 3756 9747 3779 9766

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