Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas...

Slate Creek At Wellington affecting Cowley and Sumner Counties.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Slate Creek at Wellington.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.7 feet, Water begins to flow across Highway 81 just to the north of the river bridge located south of town. Cropland and field flooding will be more expansive. The creek will swell to around 3/4 of a mile wide in areas. Slate Creek flood waters will pour over the Kansas Turnpike and inundate about a quarter mile of the road around 4 miles south of the Wellington exit.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 23.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.9 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.