995  
WGUS43 KGLD 212323  
FLWGLD  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
623 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026  
 
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND KS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD  
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...  
 
SAPPA CREEK AT OBERLIN 1SW AFFECTING DECATUR COUNTY.  
 
FOR THE SAPPA CREEK...INCLUDING NORCATUR 15NE, OBERLIN 1SW...  
MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 
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 MONDAY EVENING AT 1000 PM CDT.  
 

 
 
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623 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS  
FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...SAPPA CREEK AT OBERLIN 1SW.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, WATER SPREADS OVER AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AND  
LOW LYING AREAS WITH ACTUAL WATER DEPTH IN CREEK AT ABOUT 6 FEET.  
AT 15.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN NEARBY AGRICULTURAL  
FIELDS AND LOW LYING AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 4:45 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 4:45 PM CDT SUNDAY WAS 13.6 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 14.3  
FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW  
FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...NO AVAILABLE FLOOD HISTORY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3983 10060 3999 10032 3999 10018 3994 10018  
3977 10054  
 

 
 
KAK  
 
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