Kay County
River Flood Warning from WED 1:51 PM CDT until FRI 12:41 AM CDT
Issued June, 18 2025 at 8:11 AM - US/Central expires June, 20 2025 at 12:41 AM - US/Central
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chikaskia River near Blackwell.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Several city blocks in northeast Blackwell
are affected. Some residences will be surrounded by depths
approaching 3 feet in streets. Highway 177 north of Blackwell...
and Hubbard Road southeast of Blackwell are closed. Blackwell
Avenue is overtopped. Rural lands are covered by floodwaters
ranging up to 4 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and
Kay counties.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 24.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 28.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Chikaskia River is expected to rise above
flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 32.0 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
32.0 feet on 04/30/1995.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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