Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 3 at 8:47PM CDT until June 4 at 7:52PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 3, 2025 - 6:47pm
Expires:
June 4, 2025 - 7:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...
Slate Creek At Wellington affecting Sumner and Cowley Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington.
* WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flood waters cover several low lying spots
along Seneca Road between 40th and 60th Street just southeast of
Wellington. Woods Park within the city floods. Slate Creek comes
to roadway's edge at mile marker 15 on the the Kansas Turnpike.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 19.9 feet after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
Instruction:
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 Wednesday morning at 900 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Cowley, KS; Sumner, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS