River Flood Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

471 
WGUS83 KICT 210116
FLSICT

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
816 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Mulberry Creek Near Salina affecting Saline County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two 
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't 
drown.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 830 AM CDT.

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/SLNK1.1.ER.260621T2146Z.260622T0000Z.260622T0613Z.NO/
816 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY 
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mulberry Creek near Salina.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to early Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Widespread agricultural flooding can be 
  expected. Depending on if high flows are present on the Saline 
  River this may backup water on Mulberry Creek which would cause 
  the property on the KOA campground to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 6.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 25.7 feet tomorrow evening.
    It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.


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                  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)     
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue          

Mulberry Creek
Salina            24.0  6.5   Sat 7 pm CDT 25.7  6.6   4.6          


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LAT...LON 3894 9793 3889 9770 3891 9758 3879 9757
      3884 9787 3882 9792


$$

Davis

254 
WGUS83 KICT 210701
FLSICT

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
201 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Mulberry Creek Near Salina affecting Saline County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two 
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't 
drown.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 215 PM CDT.

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201 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY 
TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mulberry Creek near Salina.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Widespread agricultural flooding can be 
  expected. Depending on if high flows are present on the Saline 
  River this may backup water on Mulberry Creek which would cause 
  the property on the KOA campground to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 5.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 25.7 feet this evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.


&&

                  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)     
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed          

Mulberry Creek
Salina            24.0  5.4   Sun 1 am CDT 24.3  5.6   4.5          


&&

LAT...LON 3894 9793 3889 9770 3891 9758 3879 9757
      3884 9787 3882 9792


$$

Hensley

353 
WGUS83 KICT 211627
FLSICT

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1127 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

  Mulberry Creek Near Salina affecting Saline County.

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1127 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Mulberry Creek Near Salina.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 8.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.0
    feet this evening.


&&

                  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)     
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed          

Mulberry Creek
Salina            24.0  8.7   Sun 11 am CD 7.8   4.7   4.3          


&&

LAT...LON 3894 9793 3889 9770 3891 9758 3879 9757
      3884 9787 3882 9792


$$

Smith

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
628 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Widespread storms this evening through Sunday morning, with
  severe storms and flooding likely.

- Additional storms possible Sunday afternoon into Sunday
  evening across southern and southeast KS. Severe storms and
  flooding would also be possible with this activity.

- Below normal temps likely through all of next week with highs
  in the 80s.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 251 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

Currently have an upper impulse tracking across the Central Great
Basin with additional upper energy tracking across the Great Lakes.
At the surface, high pressure stretches across the Northern and
Central Plains with a stationary front stretching from eastern MO
through Central KS.

A few showers and storms continue to linger across northeast KS in
an area of upper diffluence which is fairly close to the right
entrance region of an upper jet.

Front bisecting KS will start to lift north today and by the late
afternoon hours will be near or just south of  the KS/NE border.
Still looking for a couple different MCS's to develop late this
afternoon/evening. One will be over central Nebraska, north of the
front, in response to increasing 850-700mb theta-e advection.
Additional storms will then develop over northwest KS/northeast
CO near or just south of the front in an area of good surface
convergence and upslope flow. Convection will also be aided by
large scale lift from the impulse approaching from the Great
Basin/Central Rockies. Fast moving MCS is then forecast to move
through at least the northern half of the forecast area this
evening through the overnight hours. Damaging winds will be the
primary threat as this MCS rolls east with some large hail also
possible, especially earlier in the event. The main question
will be how far south storms make it. The more global models
track the MCS generally along I-70 while the CAMs take it
further south. Even though storms will remain fairly
progressive, very high PWs will result in high rainfall rates
which may lead to some flooding, especially across the northeast
portion of our forecast area.

By Sunday morning, MCS will be tracking through eastern KS into MO
with heavy rain and damaging winds still possible. It's possible we
may continue to see storms regenerate on the southwest flank of
complex of storms as 850mb moisture continues to feed into it. Some
of this activity may linger into Sun afternoon. Whether or not
surface based convection will be able to develop Sun afternoon will
depend on how far south outflow makes it and if southern/se KS can
recover.  While confidence is high that there will be another round
of storms Sun evening, confidence is low on if it will affect
southern KS, or develop just south of our forecast area. Once again,
this will be highly dependent on where outflow from overnight MCS
ends up. If storms do develop further north, we could be looking at
another round of heavy rain for part of the Flint Hills into
southeast KS.

By Mon morning, storms will be moving south of the forecast area as
cold front also continues to push south. Still looking for pattern
to remain active with good model agreement in another shortwave
trough moving out of south central Canada and into the northern
Plains by Tue afternoon. This setup will continue to promote decent
upslope flow across western KS/eastern CO with storms likely in
these locations. So there's a chance some of this activity may try
and move into the area for Tue evening/night. Pattern really doesn't
change much for Wed-Fri, with upper ridging remaining over the
Desert Southwest with northwest flow aloft from the Rockies through
the Plains. This will continue to bring periodic chances for storms
as weak upper perturbations move through the northwest flow.

Temps will be a challenge for Sun as they will be highly affected by
where outflow is located. If it doesn't make it through southern KS,
then a few locations may reach the mid 90s. Outside of this
scenario, confidence remains high in below normal temps
remaining through all of next week, with highs in the 80s.

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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 623 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

Aviation concerns will be some low clouds this morning and
storms overnight.

Some low clouds have developed over the last couple of hours
across much of the area and are expected to linger for at least
the next few hours, before lifting north. While there maybe a
few pockets of IFR levels at KRSL-KGBD, most will be MVFR.
Storms are still expected to affect much of the area after 00z,
with central KS(KRSL-KGBD-KSLN) having the highest chances.
Strong winds, hail and very heavy rain will be possible with the
stronger storms tonight into early Sun morning. Much of this
activity will linger across southeast KS even after 12z Sun.

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch from this evening through Sunday afternoon for
KSZ033-048-049-051>053.
Flood Watch from late tonight through Sunday evening for
KSZ070>072.

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DISCUSSION...RBL
AVIATION...RBL

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
401 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-210915-
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-
Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-
Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-
401 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A complex of storms is expected to track out of northwest Kansas
and southern Nebraska tonight into early Sunday morning, affecting
much of the area. 60 to 80 mph winds, ping pong ball size hail,
heavy rain and some flooding concerns will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Storms will linger Sunday morning across eastern Kansas with
damaging winds and flooding possible. Additional storms are expected
to develop Sunday afternoon and evening, especially across southern
Kansas. Large hail, damaging downburst winds and flooding will be
possible with the stronger storms.

Periodic storm chances will remain for Tuesday through Friday with
strong and severe storms possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

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