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WGUS43 KICT 180039
FLWICT
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
739 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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BARTON KS-ELLSWORTH KS-LINCOLN KS-RUSSELL KS-
739 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* 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 1145 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 739 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WILSON, LINCOLN, LUCAS, SYLVAN GROVE, DORRANCE, BARNARD,
MILBERGER, BUNKER HILL, GALATIA, SUSANK, WILSON STATE PARK,
WILSON LAKE AND ASH GROVE.
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 3910 9848 3921 9836 3922 9797 3922 9796
3922 9795 3922 9794 3909 9795 3887 9833
3870 9864 3848 9901 3860 9903 3862 9903
3863 9903 3870 9896
MCGUIRE
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