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WGUS43 KICT 040546
FLWICT
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1246 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA KS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...
SALT CREEK AT BARNARD AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AT 100 PM CDT.
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1246 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO TOMORROW
MORNING...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF
RECORD.
* WHERE...SALT CREEK AT BARNARD.
* WHEN...FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 24.0 FEET, EXPECT FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL FIELDS TO
AN EXTENT OF 3/4 OF A MILE COVERAGE. FLOOD WATERS COVER HIGHWAY
284 EAST OF THE CREEK BRIDGE TO AROUND 260TH ROAD, EXPECT ROAD
CLOSURE. NUMEROUS ROADS ALONG AND NEAR THE SALT CREEK FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THERE IS NO CURRENT OBSERVED DATA.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 24.0
FEET THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN
SALT CREEK
BARNARD 21.0 MSG UNKNOWN 14.2 11.7 11.4
LAT...LON 3922 9802 3919 9793 3912 9793 3917 9808
3922 9811
BAERG
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