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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
302 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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BARTON KS-ELLSWORTH KS-LINCOLN KS-RUSSELL KS-
302 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL KANSAS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, BARTON, ELLSWORTH, LINCOLN AND RUSSELL.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 302 AM CDT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN IN
THE WARNED AREA DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RUSSELL, WILSON, LINCOLN, SYLVAN GROVE, DORRANCE, BEVERLY,
OLMITZ, MILBERGER, BUNKER HILL, GALATIA, SUSANK, WILSON STATE
PARK, WILSON LAKE, RUSSELL AIRPORT AND WESTFALL.
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.
LAT...LON 3922 9793 3896 9793 3847 9903 3881 9904
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