Flood Warning until 03:01PM Thursday
...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Smoky Hill River at Enterprise affecting Dickinson County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Smoky Hill River at Enterprise.
* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Low land agricultural flooding occurs from near Enterprise to near Junction City. At 26.0 feet, Valley north of the Kansas Highway 43 bridge on the north side of Enterprise floods. At 27.0 feet, Railroad tracks near Enterprise flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.5 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to 27.7 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning to 25.6 feet early Wednesday afternoon. It will rise above flood stage again late Wednesday evening to 26.1 feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage again early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DICKINSON, KS
Instructions:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/top/.
Address/Location
Chapman, KS
PO Box 321
Chapman, KS 67431
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 785-922-6582
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning
