McPherson, KS Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 24.5 feet, The Old Mill Campgrounds are covered by 3
to 4 feet of flood waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 24.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.5
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.


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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location            Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Smoky Hill River
Lindsborg           21.0  24.0  Tue 7 pm CDT 11.8  7.0   6.9


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Smoky Hill River near Mentor.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Some low lying rural county roads begin to
flood along with extensive field flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 23.2 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
evening.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location            Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Smoky Hill River
Mentor              20.0  15.6  Tue 7 pm CDT 21.5  4.6   4.2


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