Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...

Whitewater River at Towanda affecting Butler County.

Whitewater River at Augusta affecting Butler and Cowley Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Whitewater River at Towanda.

* WHEN...From Friday morning to Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Flooding over cropland becomes more widespread. County roads flood at Southwest 40th Street on low spots near the river about 2 miles downstream of gage and along Southwest 60th Street just west of Fulton Road near the river located 4 miles south of Towanda. Further downstream, 5 miles south of Towanda, expect flooding across Southwest 70th Street near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 2.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 24.5 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.