Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 18 at 2:30AM CDT until June 19 at 7:27PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2025 - 12:30am
Expires:
June 18, 2025 - 12:30pm
Description:
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Kansas...
Slate Creek At Wellington affecting Cowley and Sumner Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 23.5 feet, Slate Creek floods the Kansas Turnpike
near mile marker 15 or four miles south of the Wellington exit.
Closing of I-35 or the Kansas Turnpike from the Wellington
interchange to the KS OK border is highly likely and traffic to be
rerouted. Expect extensive cropland and field flooding along the
creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 21.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.0
feet this afternoon. 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 this afternoon at 230 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Cowley, KS; Sumner, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS