Whitewater, KS Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Walnut River at Winfield.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, West 14th Avenue near the fairgrounds,
floods from the river on eastward to the levee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:46 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 20.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.5
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.


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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Walnut River
Winfield        18.0  20.8  Thu 1 pm CDT 28.4  19.4  9.4


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

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

* WHERE...Whitewater River at Augusta.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Flooding of low lying areas can be
expected, especially rural roads west of town approximately 1 mile.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 22.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this evening and continue falling to 5.6 feet early Tuesday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.


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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location            Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Whitewater River
Augusta             21.0  22.4  Thu 1 pm CDT 13.1  13.6  11.6


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