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8/11/2025 8:13:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
8/11/2025 8:13:00 AM until 8/11/2025 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.
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 this evening at 815 PM CDT.
The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...
Cow Creek near Hutchinson affecting Reno and Rice Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cow Creek near Hutchinson.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to early Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, The low water crossing on Wilson Rd
between 69th Ave to 82nd Ave floods. Expect water depth near 4
inches to a width of 5 feet.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 5.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 10.0 feet Wednesday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
morning.
- Flood stage is 9.5 feet.