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EXPIRED6/19/2025 8:10:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
6/19/2025 8:10:00 AM until 6/19/2025 8:15:00 PM
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 evening at 815 PM CDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...
Cowskin Creek At Wichita At 119th Street affecting Sedgwick
County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Cowskin Creek at Wichita At 119th Street.
* WHEN...Until late this evening.
* 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 7:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 18.6 feet and falling.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this morning and continue falling to 8 feet by Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.