...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Smoky Hill River near Mentor. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning to early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Some low lying rural county roads begin to flood along with extensive field flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 24.2 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri Smoky Hill River Mentor 20.0 5.3 Tue 8 am CDT 16.4 14.5 22.2 &&
