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River Flood Warning
Issued: 6:19 AM Jun. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Smoky Hill River at Enterprise.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Railroad tracks near Enterprise flood.
At 30.0 feet, Kansas Highway 43 just north of the river floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 27.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.2
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
tonight.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.


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Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Thu   Fri
7am   7pm   7am
Smoky Hill River
Enterprise      26.0  27.3  Thu 12am  28.2  26.7  25.8


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Flood Warning
Issued: 5:11 AM Jun. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring.

* WHERE...Portions of Dickinson, Geary and Morris counties.

* WHEN...Until 900 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It
will take several hours for all the water from these storms to
work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1209 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to earlier thunderstorms. Flooding
is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 4
inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Junction City, Abilene, Grandview Plaza, Chapman, Solomon,
Enterprise, White City, Woodbine, Latimer and Moonlight.
- This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 300.
This will replace the flash flood warnings set to expire at
12:15 AM CDT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:58 AM Jun. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Solomon River near Niles.

* WHEN...Until late Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Water begins to overflow into the low
portion of a cultivated field on the right bank, upstream,
adjacent to the gage site.
At 23.0 feet, Rural overflow begins around the community of Niles.
At 24.0 feet, Low land flooding continues along the river.
At 27.0 feet, Arrowhead Road west of Niles floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 26.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow night and continue falling to 13.3 feet Monday
evening.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.


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Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Thu   Fri
1am   1pm   1am
Solomon River
Niles           24.0  26.5  Wed 10pm  26.5  25.9  23.7


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