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WGUS83 KICT 040650
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
150 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...
SALT CREEK AT BARNARD AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AT 200 PM CDT.
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150 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF
RECORD.
* WHERE...SALT CREEK AT BARNARD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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...
- AT 1:30 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
EARLY THIS MORNING 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 19.0 THU 1 AM CDT 14.2 11.7 11.4
LAT...LON 3922 9802 3919 9793 3912 9793 3917 9808
3922 9811
BAERG
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